B, V photometry of Thebe (JXIV)

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Jul 1992

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992icar...98...38p&link_type=abstract

Icarus (ISSN 0019-1035), vol. 98, no. 1, July 1992, p. 38-42.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Astronomical Photometry, Jupiter Satellites, Planetary Environments, Planetary Magnetospheres, Albedo, Color, Light Curve, Remote Sensing

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Jupiter's small inner moon, Thebe, orbits within a severe environment of high energy charged particle bombardment and Io-derived contaminants; it is accordingly useful as a probe for environmental remote sensing. B and V photometry of Thebe relative to Amalthea indicate synchronous rotation. Thebe is one of the reddest moons in the solar system, suggesting that it has been resurfaced by sulfur from Io, but is also bluer than Amalthea, suggesting additional contaminants. Photometric pattern commonality between Thebe and the Galileans links the inner and outer satellite systems of Jupiter, suggesting that the same magnetospheric processes have modified the surfaces of both.

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