Gaia space mission and asteroid spectroscopy

Creators: Delbo, M.; Galluccio, Laurent; de Angeli, F.; Mignard, F.; Cellino, A.; Tanga, P.

Others:: Joseph Louis LAGRANGE (LAGRANGE) ; Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (1965 - 2019) (UNS) ; COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur ; COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-Université Côte d'Azur (UCA)-Université Côte d'Azur (UCA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS); Institute of Astronomy [Cambridge] ; University of Cambridge [UK] (CAM); INAF - Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino (OATo) ; Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF)

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Here we present the first Gaia spectroscopic observations of asteroids. These data will be used to identify the composition of asteroids. Gaia will obtain the largest spectroscopic survey of the Main asteroid Belt.

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Gaia space mission and asteroid spectroscopy

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