The 506 nm absorption feature in pyroxene spectra: Nature and implications for spectroscopy-based studies of pyroxene-bearing targets

Icarus

Volumn 207, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 295-313

  Cloutis, Edward A ^a   Klima, Rachel L ^b   Kaletzke, Lindsay ^a   Coradini, A ^c   Golubeva, L F ^d   McFadden, L A ^e   Shestopalov, D I ^d   Vilas, F ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG   (Canada)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INAF   (Italy)

^d Shamakhy Astrophysical Observatory Azerbaijan   (Azerbaijan)

^e Bldg 142   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asteroids; Mineralogy; Spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950299865     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2009.11.025     Document Type: Article

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