Olivine in an unexpected location on Vesta’s surface
Olivine in an unexpected location on Vesta’s surface
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Ammannito, E. , De Sanctis, M. C. , Palomba, E. , Longobardo, A. , Mittlefehldt, D. W. , McSween, H. Y. , Marchi, S. , Capria, M. T. , Capaccioni, F. , Frigeri, A. , Pieters, C. M. , Ruesch, O. , Tosi, F. , Zambon, F. , Carraro, F. , Fonte, S. , Hiesinger, H. , Magni, G. , McFadden, L. A. , Raymond, C. A. , Russell, C. T. and Sunshine, J. M.
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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Although olivine was expected to occur within the deep, south-pole basins of asteroid Vesta, which are thought to be excavated mantle rocks, spectral data from NASA’s Dawn spacecraft show that it instead occurs as near-surface materials in Vesta’s northern hemisphere.
Surprises in store on Vesta
Between July 2011 and September 2012, NASA's Da...
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Olivine in an unexpected location on Vesta’s surface
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1465864688
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1465864688
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0028-0836
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1476-4687
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10.1038/nature12665
