Josep M Trigo-Rodríguez Editor & Author

Josep M. Trigo-Rodríguez’s research focuses on the formation and physical properties of primitive solar system minor bodies (comets and asteroids), and on the study of their fragments in space (dust, meteoroids) or as surviving rocks that reach Earth (meteorites). These so-called minor bodies provide clues to the origin of the solar system, as primitive meteorites are known to retain the chemical and isotopic conditions prevailing in the early solar system, though most of them have undergone various processes that altered their primeval physical, chemical and isotopic properties. Then, Dr. Trigo-Rodriguez has promoted laboratory studies of meteorites using diverse analytical techniques, remote analyses of asteroids and comets, and the determination of dynamic strength and other physicochemical data from meteor and fireball data . All these are complementary ways to gain insights into the nature of these highly porous and challenging bodies.