Measuring Pluto's Thermal Lightcurve and Thermal Inertia

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May 2006

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Spitzer Proposal ID #30014

Computer Science

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Pluto is a complex, unique, and still-enigmatic object at the boundary between the major planets of the Solar System and the primitive bodies of the Kuiper Belt. Spitzer offers a unique capability for studying Pluto's thermal emission from 20 - 160 um using MIPS. We propose to repeat and improve on MIPS GTO observations of Pluto. These data will provide an accurate snapshot of Pluto's seasonally varying thermal state, against which stellar occultation and New Horizons data can be tested and compared. The data will also provide sensitive constraints on the thermal inertia of Pluto's surface, which is a critical input to seasonal models for the transport of volitile N2 and CH4 ices.

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