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The surface composition of Ceres: Discovery of carbonates and iron-rich clays |
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| Authors: | A.S. Rivkin E.L. Volquardsen B.E. Clark |
| Affiliation: | a JHU Applied Physics Laboratory, 11100 Johns Hopkins Road, Laurel, MD 20723, USA b Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawai'i, 640 N. Aohaku Place, Hilo, HI 96720, USA c Ithaca College, Department of Physics, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA |
| Abstract: | We present observational evidence that carbonates and iron-rich clays are present on the surface of Ceres. These components are also present in CI chondrites and provide a means of explaining the unusual spectrum of this object as well as providing potential insight into its evolution. |
| Keywords: | Asteroid Ceres Asteroids, composition Infrared observations Spectroscopy |
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