David Jewitt

David Jewitt is professor of astronomy at the University of Hawaii, and co-discoverer of the Kuiper Belt. He is interviewed by Tom Munnecke at the Sackler Symposium of the National Academy Of Sciences at Irvine, CA. Jan 5, 2007 His full presentation may be seen at http://tinyurl.com/2z4xjd and his wikipedia entry can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Je...

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[wratched]

Tom van Flandern is something of a kook; he believes in a lot of things that "normal" scientists don't believe in any more. There is, as far as I know, and I have researched it quite extensively, no evidence of sedimentary rock in the asteroid belt.

[Stephen Garner]

No, in fact, the asteroid belt is mostly sedimentary/metal rock like objects unlike the Kuiper belt which is mostly frozen water, ammonia, and methane. And the Asteroid belt is mostly likely a destroyed planet.

[landru79]

perhaps i'm wrong but there aren't sedimentary rocks in the asteroids belt too. The place where runs the belt is a bad place to appear a normal planet. Jupiter is too near. ;-)

[jlettis]

Sorry I'm referring to the asteroid belt that runs through our solar system. I must have the two confused.

[landru79]

there aren't sedimentary rocks on kuiper belt.

[jlettis]

I think Thomas Van Flandern has it correct with exploded planet,the sedimentary rocks are an obvious clue, they don't form so well in space.

[landru79]

a non-borned planet better

[jlettis]

Kuiper belt= Exploded planet

[Alkistis Life Coach]

Amazing! how admirable!