Active Asteroid (6478) Gault: A Blue Q-type Surface below the Dust?

Active Asteroid (6478) Gault: A Blue Q-type Surface below the Dust?

We present near-infrared spectroscopy of the sporadically active asteroid (6478)Gault collected on the 3 m NASA/Infrared Telescope Facility observatory in late 2019 March/early April. Long-exposure imaging with the 0.5 m Near Earth Environment Monitoring T05 telescope and previously published data s...

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Main Authors: Marsset, Michaël (Author), DeMeo, Francesca E (Author), Sonka, Adrian (Author), Birlan, Mirel (Author), Polishook, David (Author), Burt, Brian (Author), Binzel, Richard P (Author), Bus, Shelte J. (Author), Thomas, Cristina (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: American Astronomical Society, 2021-09-08T14:04:37Z.
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