Asteroids and the james webb space telescope

The JWST Asteroids Focus Group

doi:10.1088/1538-3873/128/959/018003

Asteroids and the james webb space telescope

The JWST Asteroids Focus Group

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Abstract

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) provides the opportunity for ground-breaking observations of asteroids. It covers wavelength regions that are unavailable from the ground and does so with unprecedented sensitivity. The main belt and Trojan asteroids are all observable at some point in the JWST lifetime. We present an overview of the capabilities for JWST and how they apply to the asteroids as well as some short science cases that take advantage of these capabilities.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1-6
Number of pages	6
Journal	Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Volume	128
Issue number	959
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/1538-3873/128/959/018003
State	Published - Jan 2016
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Asteroids: general
Minor planets

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Astronomy and Astrophysics
Space and Planetary Science

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Asteroids and the james webb space telescope

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