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Alessandro Morbidelli | |
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| Born | May 2, 1966 |
| Nationality | Italy |
| Citizenship | Italy |
| Alma mater | University of Namur (FUNDP) |
| Known for | Theories on the early history of the Solar System |
| Awards | Urey Prize of the American Astronomical Society, asteroid 5596 1991PQ10 named Morbidelli, Grand Prix Mergier-Bourdeix of the French Academy of Science, Member of the Belgian Academy of Science |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Planetary science, astrophysics, astronomy |
| Institutions | CNRS, Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur |
Alessandro Morbidelli (born May 2, 1966),[1] is an Italian astronomer and planetary scientist 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.
Publications
- Jewitt D., Morbidelli A., Rauer H., "Trans-Neptunian Objects and Comets", Springer, 2008
References
- ^ a b c d "Alessandro Morbidelli". Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur. Archived from the original on 2010-09-07. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
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