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Title: VESTOIDS, PART II: THE BASALTIC NATURE AND HED METEORITE ANALOGS FOR EIGHT V{sub p}-TYPE ASTEROIDS AND THEIR ASSOCIATIONS WITH (4) VESTA

Abstract

Improving the constraints on the abundance of basaltic asteroids in the main asteroid belt is necessary for better understanding the thermal and collisional environment in the early solar system, for more rigorously identifying the genetic family for (4) Vesta, for determining the effectiveness of Yarkovsky/YORP in dispersing asteroid families, and for better quantifying the population of basaltic asteroids in the outer main belt (a > 2.5 AU) that is likely unrelated to (4) Vesta. Near-infrared (NIR) spectral observations in this work were obtained for the V{sub p}-type asteroids (2011) Veteraniya, (5875) Kuga, (8149) Ruff, (9147) Kourakuen, (9553) Colas, (15237) 1988 RL{sub 6}, (31414) Rotaryusa, and (32940) 1995 UW{sub 4} during 2014 August/September utilizing the SpeX spectrograph at the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility, Mauna Kea, Hawaii. Spectral band parameter (band centers, band area ratios) and mineralogical analysis (pyroxene chemistry) for each average asteroid NIR reflectance spectrum suggest a howardite–eucrite–diogenite meteorite analog for each asteroid. (5875) Kuga is most closely associated with the eucrite meteorites, (31414) Rotaryusa is most closely associated with the diogenites, and the remaining other six asteroids are most closely associated with the howardite meteorites. Along with their orbital locations in the inner main belt and in the vicinity of (4)more » Vesta, the existing evidence suggests that these eight V{sub p}-type asteroids are also likely Vestoids.« less

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. University of North Dakota, Department of Space Studies, 4149 University Avenue, Stop 9008, 530 Clifford Hall, Grand Forks, ND 58202-9008 (United States)
  2. Planetary Science Institute, 1700 E. Fort Lowell Road, Suite 106, Tucson, AZ 85719 (United States)
  3. University of North Dakota, Department of Space Studies, 4149 University Avenue, Stop 9008, 521 Clifford Hall, Grand Forks, ND 58202-9008 (United States)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22520074
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 221; Journal Issue: 1; Other Information: Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0067-0049
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
79 ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY; ASTEROIDS; INFRARED SPECTRA; LIMITING VALUES; METEORITES; METEOROIDS; NEAR INFRARED RADIATION; PLANETS; SILICATE MINERALS; SOLAR SYSTEM; TELESCOPES

Citation Formats

Hardersen, Paul S., Reddy, Vishnu, and Roberts, Rachel. VESTOIDS, PART II: THE BASALTIC NATURE AND HED METEORITE ANALOGS FOR EIGHT V{sub p}-TYPE ASTEROIDS AND THEIR ASSOCIATIONS WITH (4) VESTA. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1088/0067-0049/221/1/19.
Hardersen, Paul S., Reddy, Vishnu, & Roberts, Rachel. VESTOIDS, PART II: THE BASALTIC NATURE AND HED METEORITE ANALOGS FOR EIGHT V{sub p}-TYPE ASTEROIDS AND THEIR ASSOCIATIONS WITH (4) VESTA. United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/0067-0049/221/1/19
Hardersen, Paul S., Reddy, Vishnu, and Roberts, Rachel. 2015. "VESTOIDS, PART II: THE BASALTIC NATURE AND HED METEORITE ANALOGS FOR EIGHT V{sub p}-TYPE ASTEROIDS AND THEIR ASSOCIATIONS WITH (4) VESTA". United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/0067-0049/221/1/19.
@article{osti_22520074,
title = {VESTOIDS, PART II: THE BASALTIC NATURE AND HED METEORITE ANALOGS FOR EIGHT V{sub p}-TYPE ASTEROIDS AND THEIR ASSOCIATIONS WITH (4) VESTA},
author = {Hardersen, Paul S. and Reddy, Vishnu and Roberts, Rachel},
abstractNote = {Improving the constraints on the abundance of basaltic asteroids in the main asteroid belt is necessary for better understanding the thermal and collisional environment in the early solar system, for more rigorously identifying the genetic family for (4) Vesta, for determining the effectiveness of Yarkovsky/YORP in dispersing asteroid families, and for better quantifying the population of basaltic asteroids in the outer main belt (a > 2.5 AU) that is likely unrelated to (4) Vesta. Near-infrared (NIR) spectral observations in this work were obtained for the V{sub p}-type asteroids (2011) Veteraniya, (5875) Kuga, (8149) Ruff, (9147) Kourakuen, (9553) Colas, (15237) 1988 RL{sub 6}, (31414) Rotaryusa, and (32940) 1995 UW{sub 4} during 2014 August/September utilizing the SpeX spectrograph at the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility, Mauna Kea, Hawaii. Spectral band parameter (band centers, band area ratios) and mineralogical analysis (pyroxene chemistry) for each average asteroid NIR reflectance spectrum suggest a howardite–eucrite–diogenite meteorite analog for each asteroid. (5875) Kuga is most closely associated with the eucrite meteorites, (31414) Rotaryusa is most closely associated with the diogenites, and the remaining other six asteroids are most closely associated with the howardite meteorites. Along with their orbital locations in the inner main belt and in the vicinity of (4) Vesta, the existing evidence suggests that these eight V{sub p}-type asteroids are also likely Vestoids.},
doi = {10.1088/0067-0049/221/1/19},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22520074}, journal = {Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series},
issn = {0067-0049},
number = 1,
volume = 221,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun Nov 15 00:00:00 EST 2015},
month = {Sun Nov 15 00:00:00 EST 2015}
}