Planetary astronomy program

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Oct 1977

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Final Report Planetary Science Inst., Tucson, AZ.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Asteroids, Astronomy, Planets, Project Management, Aerosols, Saturn Rings, Spectrophotometry, Uranus (Planet)

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A program was developed in which asteroids and two planets, namely, Saturn and Uranus, were investigated. This included: (1) asteroid spectrophotometry; (2) the nature of the Trojan asteroids; (3) an investigation to determine asteroid masses; (4) the photometry, structure, and dynamics of the rings surrounding the planet Saturn; and (5) aerosol distribution in the atmosphere of Uranus. Plans were finalized to obtain observations of the nucleus of the dying comet P/Arend-Rigaux. Further work was accomplished in asteroid data reduction. Data were entered into the TRIAD data file and a program generated classifications for over 560 different asteroids. A photoelectric area scanner was used to obtain UBV scans of the disk of the planet Saturn on several winter and spring nights in 1977. Intensity profiles show pronounced limb brightening in U, moderate limb brightening in B, and limb darkening in V. Narrow band photoelectric area-scanning photometry of the Uranus disk is also reported. Results are given.

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