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5. Asteroid Infrared Reflectances and Compositional Implications
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 April 2016
Abstract
This paper assesses the state of asteroid infrared reflectance measurements and discusses what they have contributed to our understanding of asteroidal surfaces. The data suggest that space weathering has not significantly affected the optical properties of the asteroids. Thus comparisons of asteroid reflectance spectra with unweathered meteorite and rock data is a valid procedure. The high 1.6 and 2.2 μm reflectances of a number of asteroids strongly suggest the presence of a metallic phase.
- Type
- Part IV. Physical Nature of Asteroids
- Information
- International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 39: Comets, Asteroids, Meteorites: Interrelations, Evolution and Origins , December 1977 , pp. 229 - 241
- Copyright
- Copyright © A.H. Delsemme 1977