Asteroid 21 Lutetia: Low Mass, High Density

Asteroid 21 Lutetia: Low Mass, High Density

Asteroid 21 Lutetia was approached by the Rosetta spacecraft on 10 July 2010. The additional Doppler shift of the spacecraft radio signals imposed by 21 Lutetia's gravitational perturbation on the flyby trajectory were used to determine the mass of the asteroid. Calibrating and correcting for a...

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Main Authors: Patzold, M. (Author), Andert, T. P. (Author), Asmar, S. W. (Author), Anderson, J. D. (Author), Barriot, J.- P. (Author), Bird, M. K. (Author), Hausler, B. (Author), Hahn, M. (Author), Tellmann, S. (Author), Sierks, H. (Author), Lamy, P. (Author), Weiss, Benjamin P. (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2016-08-17T18:14:27Z.
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