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Organic material: asteroids, meteorites, and planetary satellites
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Cruikshank, Dale P. Kerridge, John F. |
| Copyright Year | 1992 |
| Description | Telescopic observations in in situ spacecraft investigations over the last two decades have shown that many planetary satellites, asteroids, and comets have surfaces containing very dark material that is either neutral (black) or red in color. Although comets are not the focus of this paper, the possible relationship of comets to asteroids, meteorites, and interplanetary dust is briefly discussed in the context of their dark-matter component. The following topics are discussed with respect to their organic content: carbonaceous chondrites; asteroids; low-albedo planetary satellites; and Pluto, Charon, and Triton. Laboratory studies and a summary are also presented. |
| File Size | 985615 |
| Page Count | 18 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19930009366 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t9j43p77j |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1992-08-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Astrophysics Comets Organic Materials Meteoritic Composition Charon Albedo Meteorites Interstellar Chemistry Dark Matter Asteroids Natural Satellites Cosmology Chemical Composition Carbonaceous Chondrites Interplanetary Dust Cosmochemistry Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
