[Baps] Mike Brown at MIT physics colloquium Thursday @ 4:15

[Angela Marie Zalucha]

April 30, 2009
MICHAEL BROWN
California Institute of Technology

"The Dwarf Planets of the Outer Solar System"

Abstract: The past few years have seen an explosion in the discoveries of 
Pluto- and near Pluto-sized bodies in the outer solar system, giving rise 
to a new classification of "dwarf planets."

Like Pluto, each of these largest dwarf planets has a unique story to tell 
about the history and evolution of the solar system. I'll discuss the 
discoveries of these objects and the new views of giant collisions, 
stellar encounters, and planetary rearrangement that we are gaining from 
their study.

Time: 4:15 pm
Place: Room 34-101 / MIT

Refreshments @ 3:45 pm in 4-349 (The Pappalardo Community Room)