Composition of near-Earth Asteroid (4179) Toutatis

Vishnu Reddy; Juan A. Sanchez; Michael J. Gaffey; Paul A. Abell; Lucille Le Corre; Paul S. Hardersen

doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2012.10.005

Composition of near-Earth Asteroid (4179) Toutatis

Vishnu Reddy, Juan A. Sanchez, Michael J. Gaffey, Paul A. Abell, Lucille Le Corre, Paul S. Hardersen

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Abstract

Surface composition of near-Earth Asteroid (4179) Toutatis is consistent with an undifferentiated L-chondrite composition. This is inconsistent with early observations that suggested high pyroxene iron content and a differentiated body.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1177-1179
Number of pages	3
Journal	Icarus
Volume	221
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2012.10.005
State	Published - Nov 1 2012
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Asteroids
Asteroids, Composition
Infrared observations
Meteorites
Spectroscopy

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Astronomy and Astrophysics
Space and Planetary Science

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