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AstDys, Asteroids - Dynamic Site - http://hamilton.dm.unipi.it/cgi-bin/astdys/astibo
Indexed, searchable database of asteroid data.

Asteroid Articles - http://www.psrd.hawaii.edu/Archive/Archive-Asteroids.html
Archive of articles posted at the Planetary Science Research Discoveries site at the University of Hawaii.

Asteroid Groups - http://sajri.astronomy.cz/asteroidgroups/groups.htm
Graphs and animations showing major asteroid groups and families.

Asteroid Observing Services from Lowell Observatory - http://asteroid.lowell.edu/
Tools to help observers select targets and plan observations. Also, orbital elements, reference star catalog data and software, link to Lowell Observatory Near Earth Object Search (LONEOS).

Asteroid Radar Research - http://echo.jpl.nasa.gov/
NASA JPL asteroid research using radar. Introduction, scientific activity, asteroid images.

Asteroids - http://alumnus.caltech.edu/~marcsulf/asteroid/asteroid.html
Chart showing relative sizes, distance from the sun, inclination/eccentricity, shape, and color. Other charts showing position in the solar system. Summary data.

Asteroids - http://whyfiles.org/074asteroid/
Common questions.

Asteroids - http://www.astro.uu.se/planet/asteroid
From the Uppsala Planetary System Group. Overview, research projects, discoveries.

Asteroids with Canadian Connections - http://www.rasc.ca/faq/asteroids/home.htm
A list of asteroids whose names are known to have a Canadian connection, usually because they are named after a Canadian.

Asteroids with Satellites - http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/astro/asteroidmoons.html
Lists of known or suspected asteroids with satellites. Also history, graphs, links.

Bill Bottke's Asteroid Research - http://www.boulder.swri.edu/~bottke/
Collisions, tidal disruption, dynamics, planetary impacts, crater chains and doublet craters.

Dan Durda's Research Interests - http://www.boulder.swri.edu/~durda/research.html
Airborne observations, Vulcanoids, various asteroid collision effects.

Eric Weisstein's World of Astronomy: Asteroids - http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/astronomy/topics/Asteroids.html
Dynamical groups of asteroids, mathematical formulas, the Tunguska event.

European Asteroid Research Node - http://earn.dlr.de/
Association of European research groups active in asteroid research. Links to member sites and resources useful for asteroid research.

Exploring The Planets: Asteroids - http://www.nasm.si.edu/research/ceps/etp/asteroids/index.htm
Offers general scientific overview with history and images by the National Air and Space Museum.

Introduction to Asteroids - http://www.mira.org/fts0/planets/098/text/txt001z.htm
Covers history, asteroid composition, Earth collisions.

List of Double Minor Planets - http://hea.iki.rssi.ru/~denis/doublemp.html
Known or suspected asteroids with satellites.

Minor Planet Groups and Families - http://www.projectpluto.com/mp_group.htm
Listing and description of dynamical groups and physical families of asteroids.

Minor Planet Observer - http://www.minorplanetobserver.com/
Lightcurve collaboration, physical studies, software, Palmer Divide Observatory.

Minor Planets - http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/MPNames.html
Offers updated alphabetical list of minor planet names.

News on Hilda Asteroids - http://www.rzuser.uni-heidelberg.de/~s24/hilda.htm
A review of current knowledge of this dynamical group. Overview, low eccentricity Hildas, the Schubart family, numbered Hildas of the Palomar-Leiden survey.

Nine Planets: Asteroids - http://www.nineplanets.org/asteroids.html
Overview of current scientific knowledge of asteroids.

Physical studies of asteroids at Poznan Observatory - http://www.astro.amu.edu.pl/Science/Asteroids/
Light curves, database of asteroid spin vectors.

Serra Designs - Asteroid Model Series - http://www.serradesignsinc.com/ast_models.htm
Scientifically accurate scale models of asteroids.

Small Main-Belt Asteroid Spectroscopic Survey II - http://smass.mit.edu/
Data sets and references to scientific literature describing results.

Small World Atlas 2000 - http://www.ssc.uwo.ca/geography/spacemap/
Cartography of irregularly shaped asteroids and satellites. Maps, images, related papers.

Solar System Exploration: Asteroids - http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Asteroids
Basic description, overview of asteroid science.

Space.com: More Moons Around Earth? - http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/solarsystem/second_moon_991029.html
Article describing the asteroid Cruithne, and orbital motions at gravitational balance points in space that temporarily pull asteroids into Earth orbits.

Suspected and known binary asteroids - http://www.imcce.fr/observateur/binast/binary_ast.php
List of suspected binary asteroids with bibliographic references.

Views of the Solar System: Asteroid Introduction - http://www.solarviews.com/eng/asteroid.htm
Background information, details on selected asteroids, image gallery.

Wikipedia: Asteroid - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteroid
Encyclopedia article covers history, groups of asteroids, spectral types. Tables of largest and notable asteroids.

Windows to the Universe: Asteroids - http://www.windows.ucar.edu/cgi-bin/tour_def/our_solar_system/asteroids.html
Description, data on selected asteroids, images.

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