Eclipsing binary Trojan asteroid Patroclus: Thermal inertia from Spitzer observations

We present mid-infrared ( 8 – 33 μ m ) observations of the binary L5-Trojan system (617) Patroclus–Menoetius before, during, and after two shadowing events, using the Infrared Spectrograph (IRS) on board the Spitzer Space Telescope. For the first time, we effectively observe changes in asteroid surf...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Icarus (New York, N.Y. 1962) N.Y. 1962), 2010-02, Vol.205 (2), p.505-515
Hauptverfasser:	Mueller, Michael, Marchis, Franck, Emery, Joshua P., Harris, Alan W., Mottola, Stefano, Hestroffer, Daniel, Berthier, Jérome, di Martino, Mario
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Asteroids Astronomy Astrophysics composition Earth and Planetary Astrophysics Earth, ocean, space Eclipses Exact sciences and technology Infrared observations Physics Sciences of the Universe Solar system surfaces Trojan asteroids
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