The threat of Centaurs for terrestrial planets and their orbital evolution as impactors
The threat of Centaurs for terrestrial planets and their orbital evolution as impactors
Centaurs are solar system objects with orbits situated among the orbits of Jupiter and Neptune. Centaurs represent one of the sources of Near-Earth Objects. Thus, it is crucial to understand their orbital evolution which in some cases might end in collision with terrestrial planets and produce catastrophic events. We study …