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Current list of SMASS publications

1998

Burbine T. H. (1998) Could G-class asteroids be the parent bodies of the CM chon drites?" Meteoritics & Planetary Science 33, 253-258.

Burbine T. H ., Cloutis E. A., Bus S. J., Meibom A. and Binzel R. P. (1998) The detection of troilite (FeS) on the surfaces of E-clas s asteroids (abstract). Bull. Am. Astron. Soc. 30, in press.

Bus S. J., Binzel R. P. and Burbine T. H. (1998) A feature-based taxonomy derived from 1190 SMASSII CCD spectra (abstract). Bull. Am. Astron. Soc. 30, in press.

Binzel R. P., Bus S. J. and Burbine T. H. (1998) Relating S-Asteroids and ordinary chondrite meteorites: The new big picture (abstract ). Bull. Am. Astron. Soc. 30, in press.

1997

Binzel R. P., Bus S., and Burbine T. H. "Compositional Distribution of Near-Earth Asteroids: New Results for 80 Objects. (abstract)." BAAS 29, 964, , 1997.

Burbine T. H. "Could G-class asteroids be the source bodies of the CM chondrites?" Submitted to Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 1997.

Burbine T. H. and Binzel R. P. "SMASSIR Measurements of Vesta Chips: Evidence for Weathering? (abstract)." BAAS 29, 964, 1997.

Burbine T. H., Binzel R. P., and Bus S. J. "SMASS and SMASSIR: Visible and near-infrared spectral studies of main-belt and near-Earth asteroids (abstract)." Lunar Planet. Sci. XXVIII, 179-180, 1997.

Bus S. J., Binzel R. P., and Burbine T. H. "Spectral Reflectance Properties of Mars-Crossing Asteroids (abstract)." BAAAS 29, 964, 1997.

Sunshine J. M., Binzel R. P., Burbine T. H., and Bus S. J. "Diversity in the Iron Content of Olivine Rich Asteroids as Revealed by MGM Analyses of New SMASSIR Spectra (abstract)." BAAS 29, 964, 1997.

1996

Binzel, R. P. "Research Update: Near-Earth Asteroid Studies Continue." Planetary Report XVI, 15, 1996.

Binzel, R. P. "Searching for Resolution in the S-asteroid / Ordinary Chondrite Debate." Meteoritics and Planetary Science 31, 165, 1996.

Binzel, R. P., Burbine, T. H., and Bus, S. J. "Groundbased Reconnaissance of Asteroid 253 Mathilde: Visible Wavelength Spectrum and Meteorite Comparison." Icarus 119, 447-449, 1996.

Binzel R. P., Bus S. J., Burbine T. H., and Sunshine J. M. "A Spectroscopic Survey of Near-Earth Asteroids: Evidence for an S-Asteroid Ordinary Chondrite Link (abstract)." BAAS 28, 1099, 1996.

Binzel, R. P., Bus, S. J., Sunshine, J., and Burbine, T. H. "Spectral Properties of Near-Earth Asteroids: New Evidence for Sources of Ordinary Chondrite Meteorites." Science 273, 946-948, 1996

Burbine T. H., Binzel R. P., Bus. S. J., and Sunshine J. M. "Spectroscopy of near-Earth asteroids: New results (abstract)." Meteoritics and Planetary Science (supplement) 31, A24, 1996.

Burbine T. H., Meibom A., and Binzel R. P. "Mantle material in the main belt: Battered to bits?" Meteoritics and Planetary Science 31, 607-620, 1996. (Profiled in Nature 385, 293-295, 1997.)

Burbine T. H., Meibom A., and Binzel R. P. "Metal-free olivine asteroids: Battered to bits? (abstract") Cospar Colloquium 10: Asteroids, Comets, Meteors 1996, 84, 1996.

S. J. Bus, Binzel R. P., and Burbine T. H. "Asteroid families between 2.7 and 2.82 AU: Spectral reflectance properties (abstract)." Cospar Colloquium 10: Asteroids, Comets, Meteors 1996, 5, 1996.

Bus S. J., Binzel R. P., and Burbine T. H. "Asteroid Families: Myth or Reality? (abstract)." BAAS 28, 1097, 1996.

1995

Binzel, R. P. "Forging New Links in the Asteroid-Meteorite Connection (abstract)." Meteoritics 30, 486, 1995.

Binzel, R. P., Bus, S. J., Sunshine, J., and Burbine, T. H. "Rotationally Resolved Spectra of Asteroid 16 Psyche." Icarus 117, 443-445, 1995.

Burbine, T. H., Binzel, R. P. "Could G Asteroids Be the Parent Bodies of the CM Chondrites? (abstract)" Meteoritics 30, 494, 1995.

Bus, S. J., Binzel, R. P., Burbine, T. H. "The Gefion Asteroid Family (abstract)." BAAS 27, 1057, 1995.

Hiroi, T., Binzel, R. P., Sunshine, J., Pieters, C., and Takeda, H. "Grain Sizes and Mineral Compositions of Surface Regoliths of Vesta-like Asteroids." Icarus 115, 374-386, 1995.

Howell, E. S., Rivkin, A. S., Binzel, R. P., Bus, S. J. Spectral Observations of the Mars Trojan 5261 Eureka (abstract)." BAAS 27, 1058, 1995.

Howell, E. S., Rivkin, A. S., Binzel, R. P., and Bus, S. J. "Spectral Observations of the Mars Trojan 5261 Eureka (abstract)." LPSC XXVI, 1995.

Xu, S., Binzel, R. P., Burbine, T. H., and Bus, S. J. "Small Main-Belt Asteroid Spectroscopic Survey: Initial Results." Icarus 115, 1-35, 1995.

1994

Binzel, R. P. and Bus, S. J. "Physical Studies of Small Asteroid Families (abstract)." BAAS 26, 1178, 1994.

Binzel, R. P. and Bus, S. J. "1993 VW." IAUC 5921, 1994.

Burbine T. H. and Binzel, R. P. "Asteroid spectroscopy and taxonomy." Asteroids, Comets and Meteors 1993 (Eds. A. Milani, M. Di Martino and A. Cellino), 255-270, 1994.

Howell, E. S., Britt, D. T., Bell, J. F., Binzel, R. P., and Lebofsky, L. A. "Visible and Near-Infrared Spectral Observations of 4179 Toutatis." Icarus 111, 468-474, 1994.

Pieters, C. M. and Binzel, R. P. "Young Vesta Regolith?" LPSC XXV, 1083-1084, 1994.

Xu, S., Binzel, R. P., Burbine, T. H., Bus, S. J., Sunshine, J. S. "Small Main-Belt Asteroid Spectroscopic Survey: Initial Results." BAAS 26, 1171, 1994.

1993

Binzel, R. P. "Chips off of Vesta: Evidence for the Parent Body of Basaltic Achondrite (HED) Meteorites (abstract)." Meteoritics 28, 323-324, 1993 .

Binzel, R. P. and Xu, S. "Chips off of Asteroid 4 Vesta: Evidence for the Parent Body of Basaltic Achondrite Meteorites." Science 260, 186-191, 1993.

Binzel, R. P. and Xu, S. "Scientists Characterize Near-Earth Asteroids." The Planetary Report 13, 13, 1993.

Binzel, R. P., Xu., S., and Bus, S. J. "Spectral Variations Within the Koronis Family: Possible Implications for the Surface Colors of Asteroid 243 Ida." Icarus 106, 608-611, 1993.

Binzel, R. P., Xu, S. Bus, S. J., Skrutskie, M. F., Meyer, M. Knezek, P., and Barker, E. S. "The Discovery of a Main-Belt Ordinary Chondrite Asteroid (abstract)." Meteoritics 28, 324, 1993.

Binzel, R. P., Xu, S. Bus, S. J., Skrutskie, M. F., Meyer, M. Knezek, P., and Barker, E. S. "The Discovery of a Main-Belt Ordinary Chondrite Asteroid (abstract)." BAAS 25, 1133, 1993.

Binzel, R. P., Xu, S. Bus, S. J., Skrutskie, M. F., Meyer, M. Knezek, P., and Barker, E. S. "Discovery of a Main-Belt Asteroid Resembling Ordinary Chondrite Meteorites." Science 262, 1541-1543, 1993.

Gaffey, M. J., Burbine, T., and Binzel, R. P. "Invited Review -- Asteroid Spectroscopy: Progress and Perspectives." Meteoritics.28, 161-187, 1993.

Howell, E. S., Britt, D. T., Bell, J. S., Binzel, R. P., Lebofsky, L. A. "0.4- to 3.5-mm Observations of 4179 Toutatis (abstract)." Meteoritics 28, 366, 1993.

Lebofsky, L. A., Howell, E. S., Britt, D. T., Bell, J. S., Binzel, R. P. "0.3- to 3.5-mm Observations of 4179 Toutatis (abstract)." BAAS 25, 1134, 1993.

Xu, S., Binzel, R. P., Burbine, T. H., Bus, S. J. "Small Main-Belt Asteroid Spectroscopic Survey (abstract)." BAAS 25, 1135, 1993.

1992

Binzel, R. P. "The Asteroid-Meteorite Connection: Forging a New Link to Vesta as the Parent Body of Basaltic Achondrite (HED) Meteorites (abstract)." LPSC XXIV, 111-112, 1992.

Binzel, R. P. "The Optical Spectrum of 5145 Pholus." Icarus 99, 238-240, 1992.

Binzel, R. P. and S. Xu. "Chips off of Vesta (abstract)." BAAS 24, 939, 1992.

Binzel, R. P. and Xu, S. "1991 VK, 1991 VL, 1991 WA, 1991 XB." IAUC 5422, 1992.