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IDing Meteorite Parent Bodies

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Yarkovsky Effect -IIIEmitted photons have momentum, so anequal and opposite momentum is imparted tothe emitting body.Fastest orbital change is for meter-scale (0.1- 10 m) bodies.May increase or decrease the semi-majoraxis depending on direction of rotation.Produces slow secular changes in “a” forbodies from a few meters to 20 km.

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