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Asteroid Mineralogy

Asteroid Mineralogy is a subdiscipline of Planetary Mineralogy that systematically characterizes the mineralogical composition, distribution, and formation processes of minerals within asteroids through spectroscopic, meteoritic, and remote sensing analyses.

754

Publications

57.1K

Citations

2.8K

Authors

748

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

185

Parents

Publications

754

Extraterrestrial Cause for the Cretaceous-Tertiary Extinction

Luis W. Alvarez, Walter Álvarez, Frank Asaro et al. · Science · 1980 · 4K citations

, , +14

The Rubble-Pile Asteroid Itokawa as Observed by Hayabusa

Akira Fujiwara, Jun’ichiro Kawaguchi, D. K. Yeomans et al. · Science · 2006 · 964 citations

, , +13

Asteroid Vesta: Spectral Reflectivity and Compositional Implications

T. B. McCord, J. B. Adams, T. V. Johnson · Science · 1970 · 755 citations

, , +8

Chondrites and the Protoplanetary Disk

E. R. D. Scott · Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences · 2007 · 647 citations

, , +17

Itokawa Dust Particles: A Direct Link Between S-Type Asteroids and Ordinary Chondrites

Tomoki Nakamura, T. Noguchi, Masahiko Tanaka et al. · Science · 2011 · 593 citations

, , +17

1–5 of 754

Authors

2.8K

  1. MJ
    M. J. Gaffey

    University of North Dakota, United States

    49 publications · 3.6K citations

    30

    h-index

  2. TH
    T. Hiroi

    Brown University, United States

    38 publications · 3.8K citations

    28

    h-index

  3. ME
    M. E. Zolensky

    Johnson Space Center, United States

    43 publications · 5K citations

    28

    h-index

  4. RP
    Richard P. Binzel

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    33 publications · 3.7K citations

    27

    h-index

  5. TO
    Tatsuaki Okada

    Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Japan

    37 publications · 5.6K citations

    26

    h-index

1–5 of 2.8K

Institutions

748

  1. Planetary Science Institute

    Tucson, United States

    57 h-index

    674 publications

    136.9K citations

  2. Johnson Space Center

    Houston, United States

    54 h-index

    182 publications

    25.3K citations

  3. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    47 h-index

    511 publications

    109.7K citations

  4. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    45 h-index

    419 publications

    41.5K citations

  5. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

    Honolulu, United States

    38 h-index

    112 publications

    13.7K citations

  6. Brown University

    Providence, United States

    35 h-index

    77 publications

    9K citations

  7. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    35 h-index

    88 publications

    14.8K citations

  8. The University of Tokyo

    Tokyo, Japan

    34 h-index

    206 publications

    30.6K citations

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Venues

  1. Icarus

    148 publications · 10.2K citations

    61

    h-index

  2. Meteoritics and Planetary Science

    88 publications · 4.9K citations

    42

    h-index

  3. Science

    44 publications · 13.3K citations

    38

    h-index

  4. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

    45 publications · 3.3K citations

    33

    h-index

  5. Astronomy and Astrophysics

    32 publications · 1.7K citations

    24

    h-index

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