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The Asteroid-Comet Continuum
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The practical distinctions between asteroids and comets, viewed as products of accretion on either side of the snow line, are less clear-cut than previously understood. In this chapter, we discuss the numerous solar system populations which have physical and dynamical properties that conflict with any simple diagnosis of their nature and origin. Studies of these so-called "continuum" or "transition objects", which include many of the most intriguing bodies in the solar system, have implications for a broad range of scientific topics from the demise of comets and the activation of asteroids to the production of interplanetary debris and the origin of the terrestrial planet volatiles. We present an overview of the current state of knowledge concerning the asteroid-comet continuum and discuss the numerous physical processes behind the activity shown by small bodies in the solar system.
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