EAS206 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: 162173 Ryugu, Cicm Missionaries, Beak
18 Jul 2020
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Describe how hed meteorites are linked to the asteroid vesta. The hed (howardite-eucrite-diogenite) meteorites are the largest group of achondrite meteorites. They may come from the asteroid 4 vesta. At the different wavelengths and the amplitude, the peaks and valleys are matchup extremely well. Red dots are from looking at the asteroid for invested with a telescope and looking at the light coming from it at different wavelengths. Identify the main results of exploration of vesta and cere from the dawn mission. Ceres and vesta are the most massive residents of the main belt. An ancient surface, but many craters have been obliterated by young. Ceres has a similar crater population as vesta at small sizes, but larger. Icy crust indicates differentiation of ceres" interior. Topography is best explained by a strong shell 40 - 50 km thick) over a soft muddy mantle. Ceres experienced more extensive alteration by water than certain carbonaceous (type ci/cm chondrites.
