ISSN:
1573-0794
Keywords:
Asteroid
;
density
;
mineralogy
;
taxonomic class
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Geosciences
,
Physics
Notes:
Abstract High quality new data on the asteroid mass and volume were produced in the last years from both extra-atmospheric instruments and the groundbased high-performance telescopes. This paper presents a synthesis of these resultsin terms of the asteroid density, taking into account several techniques, and the possible correlation of the density through the taxonomic system. The important conclusion is that M-type asteroids seems to have an unexpected low density, which cannot be explained by the present mineralogy assumed by the comparative mineralogy.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1013875627815
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