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Re: Toutatis Captured by

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From: Leigh Palmer
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 15:47
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In article <842.36.uupcb@pcs.sj.ca.us> Paul Burnett,
paul.burnett@pcs.sj.ca.us writes:

>LP>One expects that, given the heterogeneity of the asteroids (seen
>  >by spectroscopy)
>
>I thought we assumed that the _surface_ of the asteroids was covered by
>heterogeneous material - do we assume that the innards are
>heterogeneous?

Sorry, I used the wrong word. I should have said "diversity". I couldn't
find it in my word bag that morning.

There are sparse data, indeed, on the heterogeneity of the surfaces of
single asteroids. As for the innards, I expect they are as diverse as the
meteorites, which are pretty diverse.

Leigh
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