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== Why Asteroids? ==

Since [[wikipedia:Asteroid|'''''asteroids''''']] are remnants from the early solar system, studying them can provide insights into ~~the processes that shaped~~ our solar system~~'s formation~~. They contain information about the building blocks of planets and can help us understand how planets like Earth formed and evolved. Asteroids are diverse and offer a wide range of scientific and possibly economic opportunities. By studying their compositions, surface properties, and geology, scientists can learn more about the history and evolution of these small celestial bodies, as well as the broader processes that have shaped our solar system. Some asteroids have the potential to impact Earth, and understanding their orbits, compositions, and sizes is crucial for developing strategies to mitigate potential threats. By studying asteroids, scientists can identify and assess impact hazards, and develop methods to deflect or mitigate threats.

Since [[wikipedia:Asteroid|'''''asteroids''''']] are remnants from the early solar system, studying them can provide insights into our solar system. They contain information about the building blocks of planets and can help us understand how planets like Earth formed and evolved. Asteroids are diverse and offer a wide range of scientific and possibly economic opportunities. By studying their compositions, surface properties, and geology, scientists can learn more about the history and evolution of these small celestial bodies, as well as the broader processes that have shaped our solar system. Some asteroids have the potential to impact Earth, and understanding their orbits, compositions, and sizes is crucial for developing strategies to mitigate potential threats. By studying asteroids, scientists can identify and assess impact hazards, and develop methods to deflect or mitigate threats.

== Goal ==

There are almost half a million known asteroids - we know their orbit in the solar system (by measuring their position at different times) and their approximate size (by measuring their brightness and knowing their distance). To learn more about their physical properties, other observing techniques have to be used. One of them is '''''[[wikipedia:Photometry_(astronomy)|photometry]]''''' - the measure of brightness variations caused by rotation. By this technique, rotation periods were derived for several thousands of asteroids.

Asteroids@home will establish physical properties of asteroids in our solar system and publish the results in peer-reviewed journals and then make publicly available in the '''''[https://astro.troja.mff.cuni.cz/projects/damit/asteroids/browse DAMIT]''''' database. Database of Asteroid Models from Inversion Techniques (DAMIT) is providing the astronomical community access to reliable and up-to-date physical models of asteroids - i.e., their shapes, rotation periods, and spin axis directions.

Asteroids@home will establish physical properties of asteroids in our solar system and publish the results in peer-reviewed journals and then make them publicly available in the '''''[https://astro.troja.mff.cuni.cz/projects/damit/asteroids/browse DAMIT]''''' database. Database of Asteroid Models from Inversion Techniques (DAMIT) is providing the astronomical community access to reliable and up-to-date physical models of asteroids - i.e., their shapes, rotation periods, and spin axis directions.

== Methods ==

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 == Why Asteroids? ==
-Since [[wikipedia:Asteroid|'''''asteroids''''']] are remnants from the early solar system, studying them can provide insights into the processes that shaped our solar system's formation. They contain information about the building blocks of planets and can help us understand how planets like Earth formed and evolved. Asteroids are diverse and offer a wide range of scientific and possibly economic opportunities. By studying their compositions, surface properties, and geology, scientists can learn more about the history and evolution of these small celestial bodies, as well as the broader processes that have shaped our solar system. Some asteroids have the potential to impact Earth, and understanding their orbits, compositions, and sizes is crucial for developing strategies to mitigate potential threats. By studying asteroids, scientists can identify and assess impact hazards, and develop methods to deflect or mitigate threats.
+Since [[wikipedia:Asteroid|'''''asteroids''''']] are remnants from the early solar system, studying them can provide insights into our solar system. They contain information about the building blocks of planets and can help us understand how planets like Earth formed and evolved. Asteroids are diverse and offer a wide range of scientific and possibly economic opportunities. By studying their compositions, surface properties, and geology, scientists can learn more about the history and evolution of these small celestial bodies, as well as the broader processes that have shaped our solar system. Some asteroids have the potential to impact Earth, and understanding their orbits, compositions, and sizes is crucial for developing strategies to mitigate potential threats. By studying asteroids, scientists can identify and assess impact hazards, and develop methods to deflect or mitigate threats.
 == Goal ==
 There are almost half a million known asteroids - we know their orbit in the solar system (by measuring their position at different times) and their approximate size (by measuring their brightness and knowing their distance). To learn more about their physical properties, other observing techniques have to be used. One of them is '''''[[wikipedia:Photometry_(astronomy)|photometry]]''''' - the measure of brightness variations caused by rotation. By this technique, rotation periods were derived for several thousands of asteroids.
-Asteroids@home will establish physical properties of asteroids in our solar system and publish the results in peer-reviewed journals and then make publicly available in the '''''[https://astro.troja.mff.cuni.cz/projects/damit/asteroids/browse DAMIT]''''' database. Database of Asteroid Models from Inversion Techniques (DAMIT) is providing the astronomical community access to reliable and up-to-date physical models of asteroids - i.e., their shapes, rotation periods, and spin axis directions.
+Asteroids@home will establish physical properties of asteroids in our solar system and publish the results in peer-reviewed journals and then make them publicly available in the '''''[https://astro.troja.mff.cuni.cz/projects/damit/asteroids/browse DAMIT]''''' database. Database of Asteroid Models from Inversion Techniques (DAMIT) is providing the astronomical community access to reliable and up-to-date physical models of asteroids - i.e., their shapes, rotation periods, and spin axis directions.
 == Methods ==