Distinguishing the Origin of Asteroid (16) Psyche

Abstract The asteroid (16) Psyche may be the metal-rich remnant of a differentiated planetesimal, or it may be a highly reduced, metal-rich asteroidal material that never differentiated. The NASA Psyche mission aims to determine Psyche’s provenance. Here we describe the possible solar...

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Main Authors: Elkins-Tanton, Linda T., Asphaug, Erik, Bell, James F., Bierson, Carver J., Bills, Bruce G., Bottke, William F., Courville, Samuel W., Dibb, Steven D., Jun, Insoo, Lawrence, David J., Marchi, Simone, McCoy, Timothy J., Merayo, Jose M. G., Oran, Rona, O’Rourke, Joseph G.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer Netherlands 2022
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/141919