The compositional diversity of non-Vesta basaltic asteroids

• Published in: Icarus (New York, N.Y. 1962) Vol. 295; pp. 61 - 73
• Main Authors: Leith, Thomas B., Moskovitz, Nicholas A., Mayne, Rhiannon G., DeMeo, Francesca E., Takir, Driss, Burt, Brian J., Binzel, Richard P., Pefkou, Dimitra
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 01.10.2017

•We present near-infrared (0.8–2.5 µm) spectra of nine middle and outer main belt basaltic asteroids.•Three objects are spectrally distinct, and may represent a new spectral type.•Compositional analysis shows that six of these objects have slightly lower bulk pyroxene Fs# than Vesta and its collisio...