Alessandro Morbidelli, born May 2, 1966,[1] is an Italian astronomer and planetary scientist currently employed by the Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur in Nice.[1]
Morbidelli specializes in solar system dynamics,[1] especially planetary formation[1] and migration and the structure of the asteroid and Kuiper belts.
In 2000, he received the Urey Prize from the Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society.
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