Kavli Affiliate: Geza Gyuk | Summary:We report visible to near-infrared spectroscopy and spectrophotometry of asteroid (21238) 1995 WV7 that reveal the presence of deep absorption bands indicating a V taxonomic type with an apparently basaltic surface composition. Since this asteroid is on the other side of the 3:1 mean motion resonance from Vesta, and because […]
Continue.. (21238) 1995 WV7: A New Basaltic Asteroid Outside the 3:1 Mean Motion Resonance