Near-infrared observations of active asteroid (3200) Phaethon reveal no evidence for hydration
oleh: Driss Takir, Theodore Kareta, Joshua P. Emery, Josef Hanuš, Vishnu Reddy, Ellen S. Howell, Andrew S. Rivkin, Tomoko Arai
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2020-04-01 |
Deskripsi
The surface of active asteroid (3200) Phaethon, parent body of the Geminid meteor shower, reaches temperatures sufficient to destabilize hydrated materials. Here, the authors show that the northern hemisphere and the equatorial region of this asteroid reveal no evidence of hydration in the near-infrared spectra.