Photometric, spectral phase and temperature effects on 4 Vesta and HED meteorites: Implications for the Dawn mission

• Published in: Icarus (New York, N.Y. 1962) Vol. 217; no. 1; pp. 153 - 168
• Main Authors: Reddy, Vishnu, Sanchez, Juan A., Nathues, Andreas, Moskovitz, Nicholas A., Li, Jian-Yang, Cloutis, Edward A., Archer, Ken, Tucker, Roy A., Gaffey, Michael J., Paul Mann, J., Sierks, Holger, Schade, Ulrich
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier Inc 2012; Elsevier
• Subjects: Asteroid Vesta; Asteroids, Composition; Astronomy; Earth, ocean, space; Exact sciences and technology; Infrared observations; Photometry; Solar system; Spectroscopy; Spectroscopy; Asteroid Vesta; Asteroids, Composition; Photometry; Infrared observations; Photometric observation; Uncertainty; Composition; Light curves; Infrared observation; Spectral functions; Spectral line shift; Phase function; Meteorites; Planets; Asteroids; Solar system; Planetary surfaces; Corrections

► We have derived photometric, spectral phase and temperature functions for Vesta. ► Spectral phase functions affect band parameters i.e. band depth and Band Area Ratio. ► Temperature affects the Band I and II centers of the pyroxene absorption band. ► These effects need to be corrected for before m...