Distribution of sulfur dioxide and other infrared absorbers on the surface of Io

Details Distribution of sulfur dioxide and other infrared absorbers on the surface of Io Distribution of sulfur dioxide and other infrared absorbers on the surface of Io

Oct 1997

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1997georl..24.2479c&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 24, p. 2479

Physics

46

Infrared Imagery, Infrared Radiation, Infrared Spectrometers, Near Infrared Radiation, Satellite Surfaces, Sulfur Dioxides, Extraterrestrial Environments, Atmospheric Composition, Electromagnetic Absorption

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The Galileo Near Infrared Mapping Spectrometer was used to investigate the distribution and properties of sulfur dioxide over the surface of Io. Sulfur dioxide, existing as a frost, is found almost everywhere, but with spatially variable concentrations. The exceptions are volcanic hot spots, where high surface temperatures promote rapid vaporization and can produce SO2-free areas. The pervasive frost fully covering the cold surface has grain sizes of 30 to 100 micron or greater.

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