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Recent Goldstone radar observations of selected near-Earth asteroids less than 140 m in diameter

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 March 2016

Marina Brozović ,
Lance A. M. Benner ,
Michael W. Busch ,
Jon D. Giorgini ,
Martin A. Slade  and
Kenneth J. Lawrence
Marina Brozović
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA email: Marina.Brozovic@jpl.nasa.gov
Lance A. M. Benner
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA email: Marina.Brozovic@jpl.nasa.gov
Michael W. Busch
Affiliation:
SETI Institute, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA
Jon D. Giorgini
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA email: Marina.Brozovic@jpl.nasa.gov
Martin A. Slade
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA email: Marina.Brozovic@jpl.nasa.gov
Kenneth J. Lawrence
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA email: Marina.Brozovic@jpl.nasa.gov
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Abstract

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Radar observations are a powerful technique to study near-Earth asteroids (NEAs). Goldstone's 3.75 m resolution capability is invaluable when attempting to image NEAs with diameters smaller than 140 m. The small NEAs are a very diverse population in which we continue to discover unusual objects.

Keywords

techniques: radar astronomyminor planetsasteroids

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Contributed Papers
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Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 10 , Issue S318: Asteroids: New Observations, New Models , August 2015 , pp. 160 - 169
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Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2016 

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