Thermophysical Characterisation of Nyx
Coordinator: H.U. Kaeufl (ESO), T.G. Mueller (MPE, Garching) R. Siebenmorgen (ESO)
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README files: README
Data:
Program is available and data products can be downloadedAbstract:
VISIR observations of the near-Earth asteroid 3908 Nyx in photometric N- and Q-band imaging mode and in low resolution N-band spectroscopy mode.
Nyx is a basaltic near-Earth asteroid with an extremely rough surface and the proposed target for the "Deep Interior" mission. The VISIR monitoring observations will allow us:
- to derive a high quality radiometric size and albedo
- to distinquish between a bare rock surface and a regolith covered surface
- to explore the surface roughness, cratering and the surface mineralogy
High-accuracy N- and Q-band photometry and low resolution spectroscopy at high S/N, observations are limited by signal processing/calibration uncertainites.
Links:
README files: README
Data:
Program is available and data products can be downloadedAbstract:
VISIR observations of the near-Earth asteroid 3908 Nyx in photometric N- and Q-band imaging mode and in low resolution N-band spectroscopy mode.
Nyx is a basaltic near-Earth asteroid with an extremely rough surface and the proposed target for the "Deep Interior" mission. The VISIR monitoring observations will allow us:
- to derive a high quality radiometric size and albedo
- to distinquish between a bare rock surface and a regolith covered surface
- to explore the surface roughness, cratering and the surface mineralogy
High-accuracy N- and Q-band photometry and low resolution spectroscopy at high S/N, observations are limited by signal processing/calibration uncertainites.
| Name | RA(2000) | DEC(2000) | Mode | Obs.Time (h) | |
| Nyx | . | . | N,Q-img+LR-spc | 2h on 28.09.04 | |
| Nyx | . | . | N,Q-img+LR-spc | 2h on 28.10.04 | |
| Nyx | . | . | N,Q-img+LR-spc | 2h on 27.11.04 | |
| Nyx | . | . | N,Q-img+LR-spc | 2h on 26.12.04 |