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Asteroid Articles -- Archive of articles posted at the Planetary Science Research Discoveries site at the University of Hawaii. Visit

Minor Planet Groups & Families -- Listing & description of dynamical groups & physical families of asteroids. Visit

Asteroid Radar Research -- NASA JPL asteroid research using radar. Introduction, scientific activity, asteroid images. Visit

Windows to the Universe: Asteroids -- Description, data on selected asteroids, images. Visit

Views of the Solar System: Asteroid Introduction -- Background information, details on selected asteroids, image gallery. Visit

AstDys, Asteroids - Dynamic Site -- Indexed, searchable database of asteroid data. Visit

Introduction to Asteroids -- Covers history, asteroid composition, Earth collisions. Visit

Minor Planets -- Offers up-dated alphabetical list of minor planet names. Visit

Space.com: More Moons Around Earth? -- Article describing the asteroid Cruithne, and orbital motions at gravitational balance points in space that temporarily pull asteroids into Earth orbits. (October 29, 1999) Visit

Suspected & known binary asteroids -- List of suspected binary asteroids with bibliographic references. Visit

Association of Lunar & Planetary Observers: Minor Planets Section -- Photometry & shape modeling program, magnitude alert project, finder charts, visual observing of minor planets. Visit

Wikipedia: Asteroid -- Encyclopedia article covers history, groups of asteroids, spectral types. Tables of largest & notable asteroids. Visit

Bill Bottke's Asteroid Research -- Collisions, tidal disruption, dynamics, planetary impacts, crater chains & doublet craters. Visit

Asteroids -- From the Uppsala Planetary System Group. Overview, research projects, discoveries. Visit

Asteroid Groups -- Graphs & animations showing major asteroid groups & families. Visit

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