Mineralogical Composition of (25143) Itokawa 1998 Sf36 from Visible and Near- Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy: Evidence for Partial Melting

INFRARED REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY: EVIDENCE FOR PARTIAL MELTING. P. A. Abell, F. Vilas, K. S. Jarvis, M. J. Gaffey, and M. S. Kelley, Planetary Astronomy Group, Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science, NASA Johnson Space Center, Mail Code KR, Houston, TX 77058, [email protected]. Jacobs Sverdrup, ESC Group, 2224 Bay Area Blvd., Houston, TX 77058. Department of Space Studies, Box 9008, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 58202. Visiting Astronomer at the Infrared Telescope Facility, which is operated by the University of Hawai’i under contract from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Mauna Kea, HI 96720. Visiting Astronomer, McDonald Observatory, University of Texas at Austin, Fort Davis, TX 79734. National Research Council Associate. Present Address: MMT Observatory, P.O. Box 210065, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721-0065. Present Address: Department of Geology and Geography, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA 30460.