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      The Dawn Mission to Vesta and Ceres

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          Asteroid vesta: spectral reflectivity and compositional implications.

          The spectral reflectivity (0.30 to 1.10 microns) of several asteroids has been measured for the first time. The reflection spectrum for Vesta contains a strong absorption band centered near 0.9 micron and a weaker absorption feature between 0.5 and 0.6 micron. The reflectivity decreases strongly in the ultraviolet. The reflection spectrum for the asteroid Pallas and probably for Ceres does not contain the 0.9-micron band. Vesta shows the strongest and best-defined absorption bands yet seen in the reflection spectrum for the solid surface of an object in the solar system. The strong 0.9-micron band arises from electronic absorptions in ferrous iron on the M2 site of a magnesian pyroxene. Comparison with laboratory measurements on meteorites and Apollo 11 samples indicates that the surface of Vesta has a composition very similar to that of certain basaltic achondrites.
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            The Dawn Framing Camera

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              Vesta: Spin Pole, Size, and Shape from HST Images

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                Journal
                Space Science Reviews
                Space Sci Rev
                Springer Nature
                0038-6308
                1572-9672
                December 2011
                October 2011
                : 163
                : 1-4
                : 3-23
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                10.1007/s11214-011-9836-2
                a23be3c7-ed9b-4163-bf19-1ac5c7214c52
                © 2011
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