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Chemical and mineralogical composition of Asteroid and Kuiper Belt objects Group 4

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Chemical and mineralogical composition of Asteroid and Kuiper Belt objects. Group 4. Asteroid and Kuiper Belt. 120,000 asteroids Limited knowledge of Kuiper Belt objects. Scientific objectives. Solar system formation Asteroid migration Late bombardment theory. Asteroid 433 Eros. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: Chemical and mineralogical composition of Asteroid and Kuiper Belt objects

Chemical and mineralogical composition of Asteroid and Kuiper Belt objects

Group 4

Page 2: Chemical and mineralogical composition of Asteroid and Kuiper Belt objects

Asteroid and Kuiper Belt

120,000 asteroids

Limited knowledge

of Kuiper Belt objects

Page 3: Chemical and mineralogical composition of Asteroid and Kuiper Belt objects

Scientific objectives

Solar system formation Asteroid migration Late bombardment theory

Page 4: Chemical and mineralogical composition of Asteroid and Kuiper Belt objects

Asteroid 433 Eros

Page 5: Chemical and mineralogical composition of Asteroid and Kuiper Belt objects

Mineralogical composition 433 Eros

Page 6: Chemical and mineralogical composition of Asteroid and Kuiper Belt objects

Reflective spectra of asteroids

Reflection spectra of several bright asteroids, labelled by asteroid number

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Method

Reflective spectra of meteoritesSolar weathering

+ Reflective spectra of ice

fit Observed spectra