Anomalous-scattering region on Triton

Details Anomalous-scattering region on Triton Anomalous-scattering region on Triton

Sep 1992

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992icar...99...82l&link_type=abstract

Icarus (ISSN 0019-1035), vol. 99, no. 1, p. 82-97.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Astronomical Photometry, Light Scattering, Satellite Surfaces, Triton, Albedo, Image Analysis, Planetary Mapping

Scientific paper

A photometric analysis of Voyager 2 images of a broad, 'anomalous scattering region' (ASR) on Triton shows its material to differ from the average Triton regolith in being only weakly backward scattering at all Voyager 2 camera wavelengths; the ASR also displays distinctive phase-dependent green/violet color ratios and clear-filter albedo. These characteristics are used to map the global distribution of the ASR areas for which photometric coverage is incomplete. The ASR may form an almost continuous band of material that runs parallel to the Triton equator, characterized by the presence of a transparent and optically thin, seasonally-controlled veneer of well-annealed solid N2.

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