2 papers
astro-ph.EP2024
Estimate of water and hydroxyl abundance on asteroid (16) Psyche from JWST data
Stephanie G. Jarmak, Tracy M. Becker, Charles E. Woodward +10
Our understanding of Solar System evolution is closely tied to interpretations of asteroid composition, particularly the M-class asteroids. These asteroids were initially thought t…
astro-ph.EP2024
Origin of Asteroid (101955) Bennu and its Connection to the New Polana Family
Driss Takir, Joshua P. Emery, William F. Bottke +1
The asteroid (142) Polana is classified as a B-type asteroid located in the inner Main Belt. This asteroid is the parent of the New Polana family, which has been proposed to be the…