Possible evidence for partial differentiation of asteroid Lutetia from Rosetta

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• 作者：Benjamin P. Weiss^a ; ^{bpweiss@mit.edu} ; Linda T. Elkins-Tanton^a ; M. Antonietta Barucci^b ; Holger Sierks^c ; Colin Snodgrass^c ; Jean-Baptiste Vincent^c ; Simone Marchi^d ; Paul R. Weissman^e ; Martin Pä ; tzold^f ; Ingo Richter^g ; Marcello Fulchignoni^b ; Richard P. Binzel^a ; Rita Schulz^h
• 关键词：Rosetta ; Lutetia ; Asteroids ; Planetesimals ; Metamorphism ; Differentiation ; Chondrites ; Planetary evolution
• 刊名：Planetary and Space Science
• 出版年：2012
• 出版时间：June, 2012
• 年：2012
• 卷：66
• 期：1
• 页码：137-146
• 全文大小：405 K

文摘

The petrologic diversity of meteorites demonstrates that planetesimals ranged from unmelted, variably metamorphosed aggregates to fully molten, differentiated bodies. However, partially differentiated bodies have not been unambiguously identified in the asteroid belt. New constraints on the density, composition, and morphology of 21 Lutetia from the Rosetta spacecraft indicate that the asteroid's high bulk density exceeds that of most known chondritic meteorite groups, yet its surface properties resemble those of some carbonaceous and enstatite chondrite groups. This indicates that Lutetia likely experienced early compaction processes like metamorphic sintering. It may have also partially differentiated, forming a metallic core overlain by a primitive chondritic crust.