The distribution of asteroids: evidence from Antarctic micrometeorites

The relative abundances of types amongst 550 AMMs are reported. These suggest that C-type asteroids vary from petrologic type 1 to 3.2 and that the majority of S-type asteroids are chondrule-rich.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Genge, M. J., Grady, Monica
Format: Conference Object
Language:English
Published: 2002
Subjects:
Antarctic
Antarc*
Online Access:https://oro.open.ac.uk/8727/
https://oro.open.ac.uk/8727/1/the_distribution_of_asteroids_-_evidence_from_Antarctic_micrometeorites.pdf
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2002/pdf/1010.pdf
Description
Summary:The relative abundances of types amongst 550 AMMs are reported. These suggest that C-type asteroids vary from petrologic type 1 to 3.2 and that the majority of S-type asteroids are chondrule-rich.

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