Triton - Do we see to the surface?

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Jul 1989

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1989sci...245..283c&link_type=abstract

Science (ISSN 0036-8075), vol. 245, July 21, 1989, p. 283-286.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Satellite Atmospheres, Satellite Surfaces, Triton, Atmospheric Composition, Methane, Nitrogen, Seeing (Astronomy), Spectral Reflectance, Voyager Project, Neptune, Satellites, Triton, Surface, Atmosphere, Methane, Nitrogen, Ice, Spectra, Absorption, Condensation, Reflectance, Haze, Thickness, Optical Properties, Abundance, Infrared, Telescope Methods, Comparisons, Earth-Based Observations, Brightness, Composition

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The quantity and physical state of methane and nitrogen in the atmosphere of Neptune's satellite Triton and on the surface are evaluated by means of new telescopic data and laboratory measurements of these volatiles. Methane ice is seen in some spectral regions, indicating that the atmosphere is sufficiently transparent to permit sunlight penetration to the surface. Some of the molecular nitrogen absorption occurs in the atmosphere, though some must occur in condensed nitrogen (liquid or solid) on Triton's surface, or in a thin cloud of condensed nitrogen. The Voyager spacecraft cameras should see the surface of Triton.

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