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	Wikipedia: Asteroid - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteroid Encyclopedia article covers history, groups of asteroids, spectral types. Tables of largest and notable asteroids.
	Asteroid Radar Research - http://echo.jpl.nasa.gov/ NASA JPL asteroid research using radar. Introduction, scientific activity, asteroid images.
	Minor Planets - http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/MPNames.html Offers updated alphabetical list of minor planet names.
	Solar System Exploration: Asteroids - http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Asteroids Basic description, overview of asteroid science.
	Asteroid Observing Services from Lowell Observatory - http://asteroid.lowell.edu/ Tools to help observers select targets and plan observations. Also, orbital elements, reference star catalog data and software, link to Lowell Observatory Near Earth Object Search (LONEOS).

	European Asteroid Research Node - http://earn.dlr.de/ Association of European research groups active in asteroid research. Links to member sites and resources useful for asteroid research.
	Asteroids with Satellites - http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/astro/asteroidmoons.html Lists of known or suspected asteroids with satellites. Also history, graphs, links.
	AstDys, Asteroids - Dynamic Site - http://hamilton.dm.unipi.it/cgi-bin/astdys/astibo Indexed, searchable database of asteroid data.
	Minor Planet Observer - http://www.minorplanetobserver.com/ Lightcurve collaboration, physical studies, software, Palmer Divide Observatory.
	Bill Bottke's Asteroid Research - http://www.boulder.swri.edu/~bottke/ Collisions, tidal disruption, dynamics, planetary impacts, crater chains and doublet craters.

	Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers: Minor Planets Section - http://www.alpo-astronomy.org/minor Photometry and shape modeling program, magnitude alert project, finder charts, visual observing of minor planets.
	Asteroids with Canadian Connections - http://www.rasc.ca/faq/asteroids/home.htm A list of asteroids whose names are known to have a Canadian connection, usually because they are named after a Canadian.
	Dan Durda's Research Interests - http://www.boulder.swri.edu/~durda/research.html Airborne observations, Vulcanoids, various asteroid collision effects.
	Asteroids - http://www.astro.uu.se/planet/asteroid From the Uppsala Planetary System Group. Overview, research projects, discoveries.
	List of Double Minor Planets - http://hea.iki.rssi.ru/~denis/doublemp.html Known or suspected asteroids with satellites.

	Asteroid Models - http://www.rni.helsinki.fi/~mjk/asteroids.html Research in determining asteroid shapes through photometric data and multiple data sources. Reference documents, introduction, links.
	Asteroid Groups - http://sajri.astronomy.cz/asteroidgroups/groups.htm Graphs and animations showing major asteroid groups and families.
	Minor Planet Groups and Families - http://www.projectpluto.com/mp_group.htm Listing and description of dynamical groups and physical families of asteroids.
	Small Main-Belt Asteroid Spectroscopic Survey II - http://smass.mit.edu/ Data sets and references to scientific literature describing results.
	Asteroids - http://whyfiles.org/074asteroid/ Common questions.

	Eric Weisstein's World of Astronomy: Asteroids - http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/astronomy/topics/Asteroids.html Dynamical groups of asteroids, mathematical formulas, the Tunguska event.
	Space.com: More Moons Around Earth? - http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/solarsystem/second_moon_991029.html Article describing the asteroid Cruithne, and orbital motions at gravitational balance points in space that temporarily pull asteroids into Earth orbits.
	Nine Planets: Asteroids - http://www.nineplanets.org/asteroids.html Overview of current scientific knowledge of asteroids.
	Views of the Solar System: Asteroid Introduction - http://www.solarviews.com/eng/asteroid.htm Background information, details on selected asteroids, image gallery.
	Serra Designs - Asteroid Model Series - http://www.serradesignsinc.com/ast_models.htm Scientifically accurate scale models of asteroids.

	Physical studies of asteroids at Poznan Observatory - http://www.astro.amu.edu.pl/Science/Asteroids/ Light curves, database of asteroid spin vectors.
	Introduction to Asteroids - http://www.mira.org/fts0/planets/098/text/txt001z.htm Covers history, asteroid composition, Earth collisions.
	Asteroid Articles - http://www.psrd.hawaii.edu/Archive/Archive-Asteroids.html Archive of articles posted at the Planetary Science Research Discoveries site at the University of Hawaii.
	Windows to the Universe: Asteroids - http://www.windows.ucar.edu/cgi-bin/tour_def/our_solar_system/asteroids.html Description, data on selected asteroids, images.
	News on Hilda Asteroids - http://www.rzuser.uni-heidelberg.de/~s24/hilda.htm A review of current knowledge of this dynamical group. Overview, low eccentricity Hildas, the Schubart family, numbered Hildas of the Palomar-Leiden survey.

	Suspected and known binary asteroids - http://www.imcce.fr/observateur/binast/binary_ast.php List of suspected binary asteroids with bibliographic references.
	Asteroids: Their History - http://www.cosmicelk.net/asteroids.htm Information on the study of these objects orbiting the sun.
	Exploring The Planets: Asteroids - http://www.nasm.si.edu/research/ceps/etp/asteroids/index.htm Offers general scientific overview with history and images by the National Air and Space Museum.
	Asteroids - http://alumnus.caltech.edu/~marcsulf/asteroid/asteroid.html Chart showing relative sizes, distance from the sun, inclination/eccentricity, shape, and color. Other charts showing position in the solar system. Summary data.
	Small World Atlas 2000 - http://www.ssc.uwo.ca/geography/spacemap/ Cartography of irregularly shaped asteroids and satellites. Maps, images, related papers.

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