Computer Science
Scientific paper
Nov 1981
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1981natur.294...59r&link_type=abstract
Nature, vol. 294, Nov. 5, 1981, p. 59, 60. NASA-supported research.
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Atmospheric Composition, Infrared Spectra, Planetary Composition, Satellite Atmospheres, Spectrophotometry, Triton, Atmospheric Attenuation, Carbon Monoxide, Infrared Telescopes, Methane, Reflectance, Neptune, Satellites, Triton, Features, Spectrum, Water, Frost, Surface, Methane, Infrared, Wavelengths, Telescopic Observations, Photometry, Mmt, Multiple Mirror Telescope, Observations, Composition, Hydrogen Sulfide, Absorption, Temperatures, Reflectivity, Carbon Monoxide, Photometer, Atmosphere
Scientific paper
Photometry at 3.5 microns was taken with the Infrared Telescope Facility of the Multiple Mirror Telescope to obtain an improved IR spectrum of Triton. The observations show features that are not in detailed agreeement with previous identifications of methane or methane frost, although the general spectral behavior leading to such identifications has been confirmed. It is believed that a combination of surface and atmospheric absorptions may resolve some discrepancies; for instance, many hydrated minerals and frosts which are dark between 3.0 and 4.0 microns may combine with a carbon monoxide atmosphere to yield the data in question.
Lebofsky Larry A.
Lebofsky Marcia J.
Montgomery Earl F.
Rieke George H.
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