2 papers
astro-ph.EP2026
Dark asteroids exhibiting intermediate characteristics between C and X types
Sunao Hasegawa, Chrysa Avdellidou, Michael Marsset +8
Large main-belt asteroids with visible geometric albedos below 0.1 are predominantly classified within the C- and X-complex spectroscopic classes. C-type and dark X-type asteroids…
astro-ph.EP2026
New Insights into Erg Chech 002 Analogues in the Main Belt from Near-Infrared Spectroscopy
M. Galinier, C. Avdellidou, M. Delbo +1
Erg Chech 002 is an andesitic meteorite that formed early in the Solar System's history, and that is thought to have been formed in the primitive crust of an early accreted and dif…