V-type asteroids: A mineralogical study

Duffard, René; Lazzaro, Daniela; Licandro, J.; de Sanctis, Maria Cristina; Capria, Maria Teresa
Bibliographical reference

Advances in Space Research, Volume 38, Issue 9, p. 1987-1990.

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2006
Number of authors
5
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1
Citations
6
Refereed citations
6
Description
The relation among V-type asteroids in the Main Belt, the large basaltic asteroid (4) Vesta and the HED meteorites is a long standing issue. To better constraint this relation we analysed the spectral parameter distribution of a sample of V-type asteroids, located in the vicinity of (4) Vesta, and of basaltic achondrites meteorites. Our results indicate that among the V-type asteroids there exist slightly distinct mineralogies which could be explained either as coming from different depths of the asteroid (4) Vesta or from different bodies.