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Oxygen and Asteroids

2008; Mineralogical Society of America; Volume: 68; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2138/rmg.2008.68.12

1943-2666

T. H. Burbine, A. S. Rivkin, S. K. Noble, T. Mothé-Diniz, W. F. Bottke, T. J. McCoy, M. D. Dyar, Cristina A. Thomas,

Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies

Research Article| January 01, 2008 Oxygen and Asteroids Thomas H. Burbine; Thomas H. Burbine 1Dept. of Astronomy, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA 01075, U.S.A., contact e-mail: tburbine@mtholyoke.edu Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Andrew S. Rivkin; Andrew S. Rivkin 2Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, U.S.A. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Sarah K. Noble; Sarah K. Noble 3NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX 77058, U.S.A. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Thais Mothé-Diniz; Thais Mothé-Diniz 4Observatoire de Paris, 92195 Meudon Cedex, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar William F. Bottke; William F. Bottke 5Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, CO 80302, U.S.A. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Timothy J. McCoy; Timothy J. McCoy 6Department of Mineral Sciences, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 20560-0119, U.S.A. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar M. Darby Dyar; M. Darby Dyar 1Dept. of Astronomy, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA 01075, U.S.A., contact e-mail: tburbine@mtholyoke.edu Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Cristina A. Thomas Cristina A. Thomas 7Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, U.S.A. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Thomas H. Burbine 1Dept. of Astronomy, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA 01075, U.S.A., contact e-mail: tburbine@mtholyoke.edu Andrew S. Rivkin 2Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, U.S.A. Sarah K. Noble 3NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX 77058, U.S.A. Thais Mothé-Diniz 4Observatoire de Paris, 92195 Meudon Cedex, France William F. Bottke 5Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, CO 80302, U.S.A. Timothy J. McCoy 6Department of Mineral Sciences, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 20560-0119, U.S.A. M. Darby Dyar 1Dept. of Astronomy, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA 01075, U.S.A., contact e-mail: tburbine@mtholyoke.edu Cristina A. Thomas 7Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, U.S.A. Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America First Online: 03 Mar 2017 © The Mineralogical Society Of America Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry (2008) 68 (1): 273–343. https://doi.org/10.2138/rmg.2008.68.12 Article history First Online: 03 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Thomas H. Burbine, Andrew S. Rivkin, Sarah K. Noble, Thais Mothé-Diniz, William F. Bottke, Timothy J. McCoy, M. Darby Dyar, Cristina A. Thomas; Oxygen and Asteroids. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry 2008;; 68 (1): 273–343. doi: https://doi.org/10.2138/rmg.2008.68.12 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyReviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry Search Advanced Search Abstract Hundreds of thousands of asteroids have been discovered in the asteroid belt and in near-Earth space. Oxygen is an abundant element in meteorites and presumably in most asteroids. Spectral reflectance measurements of asteroids in the visible and near-infrared can identify oxygen-bearing minerals such as those found in the olivine, pyroxene, and serpentine groups due to their distinctive absorption features. Interpretation of the mineralogy of asteroids is complicated by the effects of space weathering, which tends to redden and darken the surfaces of asteroids. Asteroids are primarily classified into a number of taxonomic classes and subclasses according to their spectral properties in the visible wavelength region. However, asteroids with similar spectral properties in the visible may have different spectral properties in the near-infrared and, therefore, different interpreted mineralogies. Definite trends in the abundances of different taxonomic classes versus heliocentric distance are apparent. These trends appear to be a function of both composition differences and degree of heating. However, dynamical processes have significantly affected these trends. Close observation of asteroids by spacecraft, such as NEAR-Shoemaker to 433 Eros and Hayabusa to 25143 Itokawa, are currently the best way to discern the mineralogies of individual asteroids. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.