Outer planet studies

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Aug 1988

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In NASA, Washington, Reports of Planetary Astronomy, p 83-84 (SEE N89-16624 08-89)

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Astronomical Spectroscopy, Atmospheric Composition, Calibrating, Ground Truth, Mars (Planet), Neptune (Planet), Planetary Atmospheres, Spectrum Analysis, Titan, Chemical Composition, Comet Rendezvous Asteroid Flyby Mission, Galileo Project, Hubble Space Telescope, Voyager Project

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The tasks of this grant include observational studies of the composition, structure and variability of planetary and satellite atmospheres, and the investigation of the problems associated with the fundamental calibration of these data. These studies are essential to providing ground-truth support for observations of the solar system by NASA's missions, including the VOYAGER and GALILEO spacecraft, the Hubble Space Telescope, and the proposed CRAF-Cassini mission. Complementary spectroscopic observations of comets were added in BY88 to support NASA's cometary program goals of the CRAF-Cassini mission. A very modest laboratory effort is also maintained to provide essential data needed by these observational programs, which may be otherwise unavailable. Many accomplishments during BY88 include: (1) discovery of HDO in the spectrum of Mars and the first determination of the D/H ratio in its atmosphere; (2) completion and publication of the study of CH3D in the spectrum of Titan and a determination of the mixing ratio in its atmosphere; and, completion of observations of CH3D in the spectrum of Neptune and a preliminary analysis of the CH3D/CH4 mixing ratio in its atmosphere.

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