Precision Thermal Observations of Rotational Variability in Main Belt Asteroids

Details Precision Thermal Observations of Rotational Variability in Main Belt Asteroids Precision Thermal Observations of Rotational Variability in Main Belt Asteroids

May 2006

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Spitzer Proposal ID #30252

Physics

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Temporal variability in optical flux from main belt asteroids is tied strongly to shape and albedo changes as these bodies rotate and also changes with illumination and observing geometry. At thermal wavelengths, surface properties are also responsible for second order effects on the light curve. As the variation with time of mid-infrared flux is not well-characterized, we propose to observe thermal variations as a function of rotation for a selected set of main belt asteroids of different taxonomic classes using Spitzer/IRAC at 8 um.

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