A Peculiar Family of Jupiter Trojans: the Eurybates
Résumé
The Eurybates family is a compact core inside the Menelaus clan, located in the L swarm of Jupiter Trojans. Fornasier et al. (2007) found that this family exhibits a peculiar abundance of spectrally flat objects, similar to Chiron-like Centaurs and C-type main belt asteroids. On the basis of the visible spectra available in literature, Eurybates family's members seemed to be good candidates for having on their surfaces water/water ice or aqueous altered materials.
Domaines
Planète et Univers [physics]
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