Infrared Spectra of Comet-Asteroid Transition Object 944 Hidalgo
Asteroid 944 Hidalgo is suspected of being an extinct comet. Understanding the origin of this enigmatic object is relevant to several areas of planetary astronomy, and the study of its surface composition may be diagnostic of its origin. Silicates have been detected in active comets, and on Jupiter Trojans. Our team investigated Hidalgo in the 8-30
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