"Minor Planets" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Small solar system planetary bodies including asteroids. Most asteroids are found within the gap lying between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
| Descriptor ID |
D018543
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G01.060.075.730.600
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| Concept/Terms |
Minor Planets- Minor Planets
- Minor Planet
- Planet, Minor
- Plutoids
- Plutoid
- Planets, Minor
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Minor Planets" by people in Profiles.
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Nature's 10: Ten people who mattered in science in 2018. Nature. 2018 12; 564(7736):325-335.
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US science agencies face deep cuts in Trump budget. Nature. 2017 03 16; 543(7646):471-472.