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Posted on 10 July 20191 March 2023

A History of Asteroid Classification

Asteroid Taxonomies - Alluvial diagram showing the evolution of asteroid classification systems

I once read a quote in a conference abstract that stated the paper had been written to serve as “a historical guide to the asteroid literature for the perplexed”. That quote aptly sums up my desire for writing a piece on the history of asteroid classification and taxonomies, and the schemes currently in use. When …

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