Observations, Meteorites, and Models: A Preflight Assessment of the Composition and Formation of (16) Psyche

© 2020. The Authors. Some years ago, the consensus was that asteroid (16) Psyche was almost entirely metal. New data on density, radar properties, and spectral signatures indicate that the asteroid is something perhaps even more enigmatic: a mixed metal and silicate world. Here we combine observatio...

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Main Authors: Elkins-Tanton, LT, Asphaug, E, Bell, JF, Bercovici, H, Bills, B, Binzel, R, Bottke, WF, Dibb, S, Lawrence, DJ, Marchi, S, McCoy, TJ, Oran, R, Park, RS, Peplowski, PN, Polanskey, CA, Prettyman, TH, Russell, CT, Schaefer, L, Weiss, BP, Wieczorek, MA, Williams, DA, Zuber, MT
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2021
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/133383