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.