| Data Set Abstract |
This dataset includes average
near-infrared (NIR) reflectance spectra for 68 main-belt asteroids
that were observed at the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF),
Mauna Kea, Hawaii, from April 2001 to January 2015. Raw NIR spectral
data were obtained under mostly uniform instrumental conditions and
include observations of the asteroids, extinction stars, and solar
analog stars that were necessary for data reduction and production of
the final average asteroid NIR reflectance spectra. SpecPR and
Spextool were used during data reduction to produce the final spectra
and both programs utilize similar functions that include sky
background subtraction, telluric corrections, channel shifting, and
averaging routines. The set of asteroids observed include a wide
variety of taxonomic types and include V-, S-, M-, X-types that
correspond to a wide variety of surface mineralogies, rock types, and
potential meteorite analogs. |
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