Abstract
AbstractWe have developed a new version of the code developed by Campo Bagatin (1994a, b) to model the collisional evolution of the asteroid size distribution. The new code distinguishes between “intact”, unfractured asteroids and asteroids converted by energetic collisions into “piles of rubble”. We have run a number of simulations of the collisional evolution process to assess the size range where reaccumulated bodies should be expected to be abundant in the main asteroid belt. We find that this diameter range ranges from about 10 to 100 km, but may extend to smaller or larger bodies depending on the prevailing collisional response parameters.
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