Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Jun 2005
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2005a%26a...436.1113v&link_type=abstract
Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 436, Issue 3, June IV 2005, pp.1113-1121
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
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Minor Planets, Asteroids, Techniques: Spectroscopic, Infrared: Solar System
Scientific paper
We obtained high signal to noise spectra of the two targets of the Dawn mission, 4 Vesta and 1 Ceres from observations carried out in remote control between the Observatoire de Paris-Meudon and the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility on Mauna Kea. 4 Vesta was observed in the 0.7-2.5 μm spectral region at three different rotational phases in order to i) determine the mineral composition; ii) understand the spectral variations across the surface. Vesta was also observed in the 2.0-3.8 μm range. The 3 μm absorption feature was not detected, implying the absence of OH and/or H2O-bearing minerals on the asteroid surface at the latitude of our observations. The spectrum of 1 Ceres was obtained in the 2.0-4.1 μm range and the presence of the 3.06 μm absorption feature confirmed. Laboratory measurement of ion-irradiated organics and ices suggest that the 3.06 μm feature can be reproduced with a linear mixture of crystalyne ice and residues of ion-irradiated asphaltite.
Barucci Maria-Antonella
Birlan Mirel
Carvano Jorge M.
Fulchignoni Marcello
Migliorini Alessandra
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