Physics of the Solar System - 10. Taxonomy
Miroslav Brož
Lecture Physics of the Solar System: reflection spectrum, solar analogue; Bus-DeMeo taxonomy, spectral slope, 1- and 2-μm bands, S-, C-, and X-complex, end members (T, D, Q, O, R, V, A, K, L); classifier; colour indices, principal component analysis (PCA), covariance matrix, eigenvalues + eigenvectors, PC1, PC2, interpretation; meteorites ↔ asteroids, carbonanceous chondrites (C), ordinary (S), enstatite (X), HED (V), pallasites (A), CAIs (L), Tagish Lake (D), etc. Errata: differentiated → metamorphosed.