Reflectance spectra of Mesosiderites: Implications for asteroid 4 Vesta
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Burbine, R. C. Greenwood, P. C. Buchanan, I. A. Franchi, and C. L. Smith, Department of Astronomy, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA 02139, USA ([email protected]), Planetary and Space Sciences Research Institute, Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, UK. 2401 Elgem Street, Tyler, Texas 75701-4901, USA, Department of Mineralogy, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, UK.
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