Reflectance spectroscopy and asteroid surface mineralogyInformation available from reflectance spectroscopy on the surface mineralogy of asteroids is discussed. Current spectral interpretive procedures used in the investigations of asteroid mineralogy are described. Present understanding of the nature and history of asteroids is discussed together with some still unresolved issues such as the source of ordinary chondrites.
Document ID
19900039952
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Gaffey, Michael J. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, United States)
Bell, Jeffrey F. (Hawaii, University Honolulu, United States)
Cruikshank, Dale P. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)