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7. The Physical basis of the Polarimetri Method for Deriving Asteroid Albedos

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

T. Gehrels

Abstract

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Physical interpretations of negative polarization and opposition effect confirm the existence of a surface layer on the asteroids of their own dust. Future work should establish whether the impacting grains are cometary or asteroidal/meteoritic.

Type
Part IV. Physical Nature of Asteroids
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 39: Comets, Asteroids, Meteorites: Interrelations, Evolution and Origins , December 1977 , pp. 253 - 256
Copyright
Copyright © A.H. Delsemme 1977

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