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Search for the 3.4-μm C–H Spectral Bands on Low-Albedo Asteroids
✍ Scribed by Dale P. Cruikshank; Thomas R. Geballe; Tobias C. Owen; Cristina M. Dalle Ore; Ted L. Roush; Robert H. Brown; John H. Lewis
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 135 KB
- Volume
- 156
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0019-1035
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✦ Synopsis
A report of the detection of the C-H hydrocarbon band complex at 3.4 µm in an asteroid spectrum, by D. P. Cruikshank and R. H. Brown (1987, Science 238, 183-184) is not confirmed by recent data of higher quality. Spectra of the same asteroid and six other low-albedo asteroids do not show this feature, which if present would indicate the presence of hydrocarbons and might link these asteroids with certain classes of carbonaceous meteorites.