Remote Observations of the Main Belt

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1 - Remote Observations of the Main Belt

from Part I - Remote Observations and Exploration of Main Belt Asteroids

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 April 2022

Pierre Vernazza ,

Fumihiko Usui and

Sunao Hasegawa

Edited by

Simone Marchi ,

Carol A. Raymond and

Christopher T. Russell

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Simone Marchi: Affiliation:
Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, Colorado
Carol A. Raymond: Affiliation:
California Institute of Technology
Christopher T. Russell: Affiliation:
University of California, Los Angeles

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The study of the largest (D ≳100 km) Main Belt asteroids is not only important because of the clues it delivers regarding the formation and evolution of the Main Belt itself but also because many of these bodies are likely “primordial” remnants of the early Solar System, that is their internal structures have likely remained intact since their formation. Thus, many of these bodies offer, similarly to Ceres and Vesta detailed in the present book, invaluable constraints regarding the processes of planet formation over a wide range of heliocentric distances. Here, we review the current knowledge regarding these objects derived from Earth-based spectroscopic and imaging observations, with an emphasis on D >200 km bodies including Ceres and Vesta. Our motivation is to provide a meaningful context for the two largest main belt asteroids visited by the Dawn mission and to guide future in-situ investigations to the largest asteroids.

Keywords

Large main belt asteroids Visible, near-/mid-infrared spectroscopy Meteorites Interplanetary dust particles High angular resolution imaging Surface composition Bulk composition Surface topography

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Information: Vesta and Ceres
Insights from the Dawn Mission for the Origin of the Solar System
, pp. 3 - 25

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