DETECTION OF ROTATIONAL SPECTRAL VARIATION ON THE M-TYPE ASTEROID (16) PSYCHE

DETECTION OF ROTATIONAL SPECTRAL VARIATION ON THE M-TYPE ASTEROID (16) PSYCHE

The asteroid (16) Psyche is of scientific interest because it contains similar to 1% of the total mass of the asteroid belt and is thought to be the remnant metallic core of a protoplanet. Radar observations have indicated the significant presence of metal on the surface with a small percentage of s...

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Main Authors: Sanchez, Juan A., Reddy, Vishnu, Shepard, Michael K., Thomas, Cristina, Cloutis, Edward A., Takir, Driss, Conrad, Albert, Kiddell, Cain, Applin, Daniel
Other Authors: Univ Arizona, LBT Observ
Language:en
Published: IOP PUBLISHING LTD 2016
Subjects:
minor planets
asteroids: general
techniques: spectroscopic
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/622750
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