Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1774755 | Icarus | 2009 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
We observed (22) Kalliope and its companion Linus with the integral-field spectrograph OSIRIS, which is coupled to the adaptive optics system at the W.M. Keck 2 telescope on March 25, 2008. We present, for the first time, component-resolved spectra acquired simultaneously in each of the Zbb (1-1.18 μm), Jbb (1.18-1.42 μm), Hbb (1.47-1.80 μm), and Kbb (1.97-2.38 μm) bands. The spectra of the two bodies are remarkably similar and imply that both bodies were formed at the same time from the same material; such as via incomplete re-accretion after a major impact on the precursor body.
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Authors
Conor Laver, Imke de Pater, Franck Marchis, Máté Ádámkovics, Michael H. Wong,