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Hektor - The largest highly elongated asteroidNew observations of Trojan asteroid 624, Hektor, in April 1979 establish that the high amplitude of the rotational light curve of this object is caused by its elongated shape and not by patches of dark and light albedo on opposing hemispheres. These observations confirm the fact that Hektor is a very unusual object and are consistent with the hypothesis that it may be a compound asteroid formed when two Trojans of comparable size fell together - a rare fossilized example of a planetary accretion process.
Document ID
19800039602
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Hartmann, W. K.
(Planetary Science Institute Tucson, Ariz., United States)
Cruikshank, D. P.
(Hawaii, University Honolulu, Hawaii, United States)
Date Acquired
August 10, 2013
Publication Date
February 29, 1980
Publication Information
Publication: Science
Volume: 207
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
80A23772
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NASW-3134
CONTRACT_GRANT: NGL-12-001-054
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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