Physical properties of the Almahata Sitta meteorite fragments – implications on the pre-impact internal structure of the 2008 TC3 asteroid

0356737 - GLÚ 2011 NO eng A - Abstrakt
Kohout, Tomáš - Britt, D. - Consolmagno, G. - Haloda, J. - Týcová, P.
Physical properties of the Almahata Sitta meteorite fragments – implications on the pre-impact internal structure of the 2008 TC3 asteroid.
29th Nordic Geological Winter Meeting : Radisson Blu Scandinavian Hotel, Oslo, January 11-13, 2010. Trondheim: Geological Society of Norway, 2010 - (Nakrem, H.; Harstad, Andreas, A.; Haukdal, G.). s. 95-96. ISBN 978-82-92-39456-4.
[Nordic Geological Winter Meeting /29./. 11.01.2010-13.01.2010, Oslo]
Výzkumný záměr: CEZ:AV0Z30130516
Klíčová slova: Almahata Sitta * 2008 TC3 * physical properties
Kód oboru RIV: BN - Astronomie a nebeská mechanika, astrofyzika
http://www.geologi.no/data/f/0/20/16/0_2401_0/Abstracts_1_2010_OK.pdf

On October 06, 2008, for the first time, a small (2-3 m sized) asteroid was discovered in space on approach to Earth, just before hitting the Earth. The impact point was calculated with 8 hours warning over northern Sudan in a desert area. So far some 280 meteorite fragments were recovered it the area and the Almahata Sitta name was assigned to this meteorite fall. For the first time, the physical properties of the material coming from a well characterized, small, asteroid will be measured and reported. This will allow us to get insight into the internal structure and evolution of the 2008 TC3 asteroid before its encounter with Earth and present the findings.
Trvalý link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0006355