Observed spectral properties of near-Earth objects: Results for population distribution, source regions, and space weathering processes

Icarus

Volumn 170, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 259-294

  Binzel, Richard P ^a   Rivkin, Andrew S ^a   Stuart, J Scott ^a   Harris, Alan W ^b   Bus, Schelte J ^c   Burbine, Thomas H ^d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Space Science Institute ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^d NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Asteroids; Asteroids composition; Asteroids near Earth; Surfaces asteroids

Indexed keywords

EID: 3342892255     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2004.04.004     Document Type: Article

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