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Available SMASS Data Sets

SMASS data are organized into sets corresponding to their publication in the refereed literature. Most of these data originally appeared within MIT Ph.D. theses.

[9] Near-infrared data for (69230) Hermes, visible and near-infrared data for (19356) 1997 GH₃ and (433) Eros, model spectrum for "space weathered" version of 1997 GH₃ spectrum.

• • Rivkin, A. S., Binzel, R. P., Sunshine, J., Bus, S. J., Burbine, T. H., and Saxena, A. (2004).
  • "Infrared spectroscopic observations of 69230 Hermes (1937 UB): possible unweathered endmember among ordinary chondrite analogs."
  • Icarus 172, 408-414.

• Near-infrared spectrum of (69230) Hermes
• Visible and near-infrared spectrum of (19356) 1997 GH3
• Model visible and near-infrared spectrum of (19356) 1997 GH3, with 0.02% smFe
• Visible and near-infrared spectrum of (433) Eros
• Gzipped tarfile of all asteroid spectra included in Reference [9].
• Asteroid spectra included in Reference [9], available for cherry-picking. The digits after the leading zeroes give the asteroid number.
• Explanation of columns in asteroid data, same as for data in MIT-IRTF-Hawaii Joint Survey. Model spectrum has wavelength and normalized reflectance only.

[8] Visible data and near-infrared data for 254 near-Earth and Mars-crossing objects.

• • Binzel, R. P., Rivkin, A. S., Stuart, J. S., Harris, A. W., Bus, S. J., and Burbine, T. H. (2004).
  • "Observed Spectral Properties of Near-Earth Objects: Results for Population Distribution, Source Regions, and Space Weathering Processes."
  • Icarus 170, 259-294.

• Summary tabulation for 407 near-Earth and Mars-crossing objects. (Table I, from reference [8], in EXCEL format).
• List of all 254 files of asteroid spectra included in Reference [8]
• Explanation for Filenames in Set [8]
• Gzipped tarfile of all asteroid spectra included in Reference [8]
• Asteroid spectra included in Reference [8], available for cherry-picking. The digits after the leading zeroes give the asteroid number.

[7] Visible wavelength spectra of 22 near-Earth objects candidates for mission targets.

• • Binzel, R. P., Perozzi, E., Rivkin, A. S. , Rossi, A., Harris, A. W., Bus, S. J., Valsecchi, G. B., and Slivan, S. M. (2004).
  • "Dynamical and Compositional Assessment of Near-Earth Object Mission Targets."
  • Meteoritics and Planetary Science 39,  351-366.

• List of all files of asteroid spectra included in Reference [7]
• Gzipped tarfile of all asteroid spectra included in Reference [7]
• Asteroid spectra included in Reference [7], available for cherry-picking. The digits after the leading zeroes give the asteroid number.

[6] Combined visible and near-infrared wavelength spectroscopy of four near-Earth asteroids obtained through remote observing on the NASA IRTF.

• • Binzel, R. P., Birlan, M., Bus, S. J., Harris, A. W., Rivkin, A. S., and Fornasier, S. (2004).
  • "Spectral Observations for Near-Earth Objects Including Potential Target 4660 Nereus:  Results from Meudon Remote Observations at the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF)."
  • Planetary and Space Science 52, 291-296.

• Visible and near-infrared spectrum of (1685) Toro.
• Visible and near-infrared spectrum of (1943) Anteros.
• Visible and near-infrared spectrum of (4142) Dersu-Uzala.
• Visible and near-infrared spectrum of (4660) Nereus.
• Gzipped tarfile of all asteroid spectra included in Reference [6]

[5] Combined visible and near-infrared wavelength spectroscopy of asteroid (25143) Itokawa = 1998 SF₃₆, target for the HAYABUSA (MUSES-C) sample return mission.

• • Binzel, R. P., Rivkin, A. S., Bus, S. J., Sunshine, J., and Burbine, T. (2001).
  • "MUSES-C Target Asteroid (25143) 1998 SF36: A Reddened Ordinary Chondrite."
  • Meteoritics and Plan. Sci. 36, 1167-1172.

• Spectrum of asteroid (25143) Itokawa, original data. (Figure 1, top panel)
• Spectrum of asteroid (25143) Itokawa, dereddened model. (Figure 1, bottom panel)
• Gzipped tarfile of all asteroid spectra included in Reference [5]

[4] Combined visible and near-infrared spectroscopy (typically 0.4-1.6 micron) for 48 near-Earth objects (NEOs) and select main-belt targets.

• • Binzel, R. P.,  Harris, A. W., Bus, S. J., and Burbine, T. H. (2001).
  • "Spectral Properties of Near-Earth Objects: Palomar and IRTF Results for 48 Objects Including Spacecraft Targets (9969) Braille and (10302) 1989 ML."
  • Icarus 151, 139-149.

• List of all files of asteroid spectra included in Reference [4]
• Explanation for Filenames in Set [4]
• Explanation for Data Formats in Set [4]
• Gzipped tarfile of all asteroid spectra included in Reference [4]
• Asteroid spectra included in Reference [4], available for cherry-picking. The digits after the leading zeroes give the asteroid number.

[3]  Near-infrared spectroscopy (typically 0.90-1.60 micron) for 241 asteroids from the infrared component of the SMASS survey (SMASSIR).

• • Burbine, T. H. (2000).
  • Forging Asteroid-Meteorite Relationships Through Reflectance Spectroscopy.
  • Ph. D. Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
• • Burbine, T. H. and Binzel, R. P. (2002).
  • "Small Main-Belt Asteroid Spectroscopic Survey in the Infrared."
  • Icarus 159, 468-499.

• List of all files of asteroid spectra included in Reference [3]
• Explanation for Filenames in Set [3]
• Explanation for Data Formats in Set [3]
• Gzipped tarfile of all asteroid spectra included in Reference [3]
• Asteroid spectra included in Reference [3], available for cherry-picking. The digits after the leading zeroes give the asteroid number.

[2] Visible wavelength spectroscopy (0.44-0.92 micron) for 1341 asteroids from the second phase of the SMASS survey (SMASS II).

• • Bus, S. J. (1999).
  • Compositional Structure in the Asteroid Belt:  Results of a Spectroscopic Survey.
  • Ph. D. Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
• • Bus, S. J. and Binzel, R. P. (2002).
  • "Phase II of the Small Main-Belt Asteroid Spectroscopic Survey: The Observations",
  • Icarus 158, 106-145.
• • Bus, S. J. and Binzel, R. P. (2002).
  • "Phase II of the Small Main-Belt Asteroid Spectroscopic Survey: A Feature-Based Taxonomy",
  • Icarus 158, 146-177.

• Log of asteroids included in Reference [2]
• Explanation for Filenames in Set [2]
• Explanation for Data Formats in Set [2]
• Gzipped tarfile of all asteroid spectra included in Reference [2]
• Asteroid spectra included in Reference [2], available for cherry-picking. The digits after the leading zeroes give the asteroid number.
• Taxonomic classifications for 1447 asteroids from the feature-based taxonomy of Bus (1999).

[1] Visible wavelength spectroscopy (typically 0.45-0.95 micron) for 316 asteroids from the first phase of the SMASS survey (SMASS I).

• • Xu, S. (1994).
  • CCD Photometry and Spectroscopy of Small Main-Belt Asteroids.
  • Ph. D. Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
• • Xu, S., Binzel, R. P., Burbine, T. H., and Bus, S. J. (1995).
  • "Small Main-Belt Asteroid Spectroscopic Survey: Initial Results."
  • Icarus 115, 1-35.

• Log of asteroids included in Reference [1]
• Summary table of results from Reference [1]
• Explanation for Filenames in Set [1]
• Explanation for Data Formats in Set [1]
• Gzipped tarfile of all asteroid spectra included in Reference [1]
• Asteroid spectra included in Reference [1], available for cherry-picking. The digits after the leading zeroes give the asteroid number.