Origin of the Basaltic Asteroid 1459 Mag
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T.A. Michtchenko; D. Lazzaro; S. Ferraz-Mello; F. Roig
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Article
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2002
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Elsevier Science
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English
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The recent discovery of a relatively small basaltic asteroid in the outer main belt with no apparent link to (4) Vesta raised several hypotheses on its origin. We present the results of a dynamical and mineralogical study of the region near (1459) Magnya intended to establish its origin. The dynamic