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The kilometer-sized Main Belt asteroid population revealed by<i>Spitzer</i>

Erin L. Ryan, D. R. Mizuno, S. Shenoy, C. E. Woodward, S. Carey, A. Noriega‐Crespo, K. E. Kraemer, S. D. Price

Astronomy and Astrophysics · 2015 · 39 citations · 52 references

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Abstract

Aims. Multi-epoch Spitzer Space Telescope 24 μm data is utilized from the MIPSGAL and Taurus Legacy surveys to detect asteroids based on their relative motion.

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