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'''Alessandro Morbidelli''', born May 2, 1966, is an Italian [[astronomer]] and [[planetary scientist]] currently employed by the [[Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur]] in [[Nice]].
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'''Alessandro Morbidelli''' (born May 2, 1966)<ref name="morby">{{cite web
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Morbidelli specializes in [[solar system]] [[dynamics]], especially [[planetary formation]] and [[planetary migration|migration]] and the structure of the [[asteroid belt|asteroid]] and [[Kuiper belt]]s.
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}}</ref> is an Italian [[astronomer]] and [[planetary scientist]] who is currently employed by the [[Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur]] in [[Nice]].<ref name="morby"/>


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Morbidelli specialises in [[Solar System]] [[dynamics (mechanics)|dynamics]],<ref name="morby"/> especially [[planetary formation]]<ref name="morby"/> and [[planetary migration|migration]] and the structure of the [[asteroid belt|asteroid]] and [[Kuiper belt]]s.
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In [[2000]], he received the [[Harold C. Urey Prize|Urey Prize]] from the [[Division for Planetary Sciences]] of the [[American Astronomical Society]].

In 2000, he received the [[Harold C. Urey Prize|Urey Prize]] from the [[Division for Planetary Sciences]] of the [[American Astronomical Society]].

On 17 November 2015, Morbidelli was elected a foreign member of the French [[Académie des Sciences]].

In 2018, he received the [[Prix Jules Janssen]], the highest award of the [[Société astronomique de France]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Prix Jules Janssen |url=https://saf-astronomie.fr/en-janssen-prize/ |access-date=13 August 2022}}</ref>


==Publications==
==Publications==
* [[David Jewitt|Jewitt D.]], Morbidelli A., Rauer H., "Trans-Neptunian Objects and Comets", ''Springer'', 2008
* [[David Jewitt|Jewitt D.]], Morbidelli A., Rauer H., "Trans-Neptunian Objects and Comets", ''Springer'', 2008


==External Links==
==References==
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[http://www.oca.eu/morby/ Alessandro Morbidelli at Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur]


==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110717171000/http://www.innovaxiom.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=167934 Talk of Alessandro Morbidelli at the Origins 2011 congress]

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For the footballer of the same name, see Alessandro Morbidelli (footballer).
Alessandro Morbidelli
BornMay 2, 1966
Turin, Italy
Alma materUniversity of Namur (FUNDP)
Known forTheories on the early history of the Solar System
AwardsUrey Prize of the American Astronomical Society
Scientific career
FieldsPlanetary science, astrophysics, astronomy
InstitutionsCNRS, Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur

Alessandro Morbidelli (born May 2, 1966)[1] is an Italian astronomer and planetary scientist who is currently employed by the Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur in Nice.[1]

Morbidelli specialises in Solar System dynamics,[1] especially planetary formation[1] and migration and the structure of the asteroid and Kuiper belts.

In 2000, he received the Urey Prize from the Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society.

On 17 November 2015, Morbidelli was elected a foreign member of the French Académie des Sciences.

In 2018, he received the Prix Jules Janssen, the highest award of the Société astronomique de France.[2]

Publications

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  • Jewitt D., Morbidelli A., Rauer H., "Trans-Neptunian Objects and Comets", Springer, 2008

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Alessandro Morbidelli". Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur. Archived from the original on 2010-09-07. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
  2. ^ "Prix Jules Janssen". Retrieved 13 August 2022.
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