Thermal decomposition as the activity driver of near-Earth asteroid (3200) Phaethon
Nature Astronomy, Published online: 02 November 2023; doi:10.1038/s41550-023-02091-w
The altered and thermally metamorphosed CY chondrites are shown to be the meteoritic analogue of asteroid Phaethon. This suggests that Phaethon’s activity is driven by gas released from the decomposition of near-surficial material heated at perihelion, whereas the interior is kept relatively unaltered and hydrated.
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