Rotationally resolved spectroscopy of asteroid pairs: No spectral variation suggests fission is followed by settling of dust
The fission of an asteroid due to fast rotation can expose sub-surface material that was never previously exposed to any space weathering process. We examine the spectral properties of asteroid pairs that were disrupted in the last 2 million years to examine whether the site of the fission can be re...
Main Authors: | Polishook, David, Moskovitz, Nicholas, DeMeo, Francesca E, Binzel, Richard P |
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Other Authors: | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences |
Format: | Article |
Language: | en_US |
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Elsevier
2017
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/106602 |
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