Color and chemistry on Triton

Details Color and chemistry on Triton Color and chemistry on Triton

Oct 1990

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1990sci...250..415t&link_type=abstract

Science (ISSN 0036-8075), vol. 250, Oct. 19, 1990, p. 415-418. Research supported by NASA.

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Atmospheric Chemistry, Satellite Atmospheres, Satellite Surfaces, Triton, Albedo, Atmospheric Composition, Color, Methane, Nitrogen, Photochemical Reactions

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The surface of Triton is very bright but shows subtle yellow to peach hues which probably arise from the production of colored organic compounds from CH4 + N2 and other simple species. In order to investigate possible relationships between chemical processes and the observed surface distribution of chromophores, the surface units are classified according to color/albedo properties, the rates of production of organic chromophores by the action of ultraviolet light and high-energy charged particles is estimated, and rates, spectral properties, and expected seasonal redistribution processes are compared to suggest possible origins of the colors seen on Triton's surface.

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