The asteroid albedo scale. II. Laboratory polarimetry of dark carbon-bearing silicates.
Abstract
Laboratory reflection polarimetry is presented for eight samples of artificial, poorly crystalline magnesian silicates with varying admixtures of carbon black. The polarimetric slope-albedo law saturates for geometric albedos lower than about 0.05, and good agreement with the telescopic polarization-phase curves of C-type asteroids is found for albedos as low as 0.02. Thus the conclusion from thermal radiometry is confirmed that the C objects are very dark, darker than any known carbonaceous chondrite.
- Publication:
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Lunar and Planetary Science Conference Proceedings
- Pub Date:
- 1977
- Bibcode:
- 1977LPSC....8.1111Z
- Keywords:
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- Albedo;
- Asteroids;
- Carbon;
- Polarimetry;
- Carbonaceous Chondrites;
- Extraterrestrial Matter;
- Magnesium Oxides;
- Phase Shift;
- Radiometers;
- Silicates;
- Lunar and Planetary Exploration