Extremely strong polarization of an active asteroid (3200) Phaethon
(3200) Phaethon is a near-Earth asteroid discovered in 1983 that has large inclination and eccentricity. Here, the authors perform polarimetric observation of Phaethon over a wide range of solar phase angle and report that the asteroid exhibits a very strong linear polarization.
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| Language: | EN |
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Nature Portfolio
2018
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| Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/6fb672c53c98450da24b7565b8420984 |
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