The distribution of basaltic asteroids i
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Nicholas A. Moskovitz; Robert Jedicke; Eric Gaidos; Mark Willman; David Nesvorný
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Article
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2008
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Elsevier Science
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English
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We present the observational results of a survey designed to target and detect asteroids whose photometric colors are similar to those of Vesta family members and thus may be considered as candidates for having a basaltic composition. Fifty basaltic candidates were selected with orbital elements tha