Physical Characterisation of Fast-Rotating Near-Earth Asteroids

Autoria(s): Wolters, S. D.; Lowry, S. C.; Duddy, S. R.; Fitzsimmons, A.; Green, S. F.; Hicks, M.; Rosenberg, E. D.; Rozitis, B.; Snodgrass, C.; Weissman, P. R.
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01/05/2012
Resumo

We present VLT+VISIR mid-IR observations of fast-rotating near-Earth asteroids. Diameters and albedos are determined with thermal models. These NEAs may have unusual surface properties, e.g. from regolith transport/stripping due to the YORP effect.
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http://pure.qub.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/physical-characterisation-of-fastrotating-nearearth-asteroids(99d4b63e-93fa-48e6-9f45-be2ea8de2b15).html
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eng
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Fonte

Wolters , S D , Lowry , S C , Duddy , S R , Fitzsimmons , A , Green , S F , Hicks , M , Rosenberg , E D , Rozitis , B , Snodgrass , C & Weissman , P R 2012 , ' Physical Characterisation of Fast-Rotating Near-Earth Asteroids ' Asteroids, Comets, Meteors 2012, Proceedings of the conference held May 16-20, 2012 in Niigata, Japan. LPI Contribution No. 1667, id.6343 , vol 1667 , pp. 6343 .
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