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Orbital distributions of 12 C-complex asteroids observed with VLT/FORS2 in spectropolarimetry Background grey dots are numbered main-belt asteroids that are quoted from JPL Small-Body Database Query (https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/ tools/sbdb_query.html). Symbols in the highlighted color are proportional to the size of asteroids. Vertical lines at different heliocentric distances indicate the most important mean-motion resonances with Jupiter. -- astro-ph.EP

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Optical Spectropolarimetry Of Large C-complex Asteroids: Polarimetric Evidence For Heterogeneous Surface Compositions

by Keith CowingJuly 31, 2023July 31, 2023

This study presents the first optical spectropolarimetric study of large C-complex asteroids. A total of 64 C-complex asteroids of different subclasses are analyzed using archival polarimetric and reflectance data to […]

C-complex asteroids

Optical Spectropolarimetry Of Large C-complex Asteroids: Polarimetric Evidence For Heterogeneous Surface Compositions

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