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Inferences From Optical Properties Concerning The Surface Texture and Composition of Asteroids
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 April 2016
Abstract
The optical properties of the asteroids are compared with those of the Moon and various terrestrial, lunar, and meteoritic materials. It is concluded that the surfaces of most of the asteroids are covered with at least a thin layer of unconsolidated, fine-grained powder similar to lunar soil. None of the asteroids appear to have compositions corresponding to pure nickel/iron meteorites.
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- Part I-Observations
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- International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 12: Physical Studies of Minor Planets , 1971 , pp. 67 - 77
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- Copyright © NASA 1971
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