A search for CO emission from the Pluto-Charon system

Details A search for CO emission from the Pluto-Charon system A search for CO emission from the Pluto-Charon system

Dec 1993

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1993aj....106.2540b&link_type=abstract

The Astronomical Journal (ISSN 0004-6256), vol. 106, no. 6, p. 2540-2543

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Astronomical Models, Atmospheric Composition, Carbon Monoxide, Charon, Pluto (Planet), Pluto Atmosphere, Spectrum Analysis, Astronomical Spectroscopy, Methane, Nitrogen, Occultation, Thermodynamics

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Recent observations and theoretical models have indicated the presence of a thin but extended atmosphere around Pluto. Various models predict that, besides the generally accepted methane, the atmosphere may contain significant quantities of a heavier component, with nitrogen and/or carbon monoxide being the most likely candidates. I report here a search for CO emission from such an atmospheric component in the Pluto-Charon system. A simple model is also presented that predicts the CO visibility is a distended atmosphere around Pluto.

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