Evolution and Exploration of Asteroid 2008 TC3

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Dec 2011

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American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2011, abstract #P23C-1730

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[6205] Planetary Sciences: Solar System Objects / Asteroids

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We will discuss ongoing work to fully explore the diversity of materials contained in asteroid 2008 TC3, the small 4-m sized asteroid that was observed in space before hitting Earth on October 7, 2008. A small part of the asteroid was recovered in the form of the Almahata Sitta meteorites two months later. The recovered meteorites were mostly ureilites, but very unexpectedly 20-30 percent of other meteorite types were also recovered. Those included enstatite and ordinary chondrites that became part of the Ureilite Parent Body's daughter asteroids during the evolutionary pathway from the terrestrial region to the asteroid belt. An update will be given on ongoing and projected research into the Almahata Sitta strewnfield and the analysis of the individual meteorites by members of the Almahata Sitta consortium.

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