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Extremely strong polarization of an active asteroid (3200) Phaethon
The near-Earth asteroid (3200) Phaethon is the parent body of the Geminid meteor stream. Phaethon is also an active asteroid with a very blue spectrum. We conducted polarimetric observations of this asteroid over a wide range of solar phase angles α during its close approach to the Earth in autumn 2...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group UK
2018
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6021421/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29950658 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04727-2 |