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Published Online June 15, 2006
Science DOI: 10.1126/science.1129458

Perspectives

Submitted on May 2, 2006
Accepted on June 7, 2006

Puzzling Neptune Trojans

Francesco Marzari 1*

1 Department of Physics, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 8, Padova I-35131, Italy.

* To whom correspondence should be addressed.
Francesco Marzari , E-mail: francesco.marzari{at}pd.infn.it

An asteroid has been found in a highly inclined path co-orbiting the sun with Neptune. Its discovery may help resolve how such asteroids are captured by planets and the dynamics and evolution of the outer solar system.




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Science. ISSN 0036-8075 (print), 1095-9203 (online)