Volatiles on Triton - The infrared spectral evidence, 2.0-2.5 microns

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Jun 1988

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1988icar...74..413c&link_type=abstract

Icarus (ISSN 0019-1035), vol. 74, June 1988, p. 413-423.

Physics

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Atmospheric Composition, Infrared Spectra, Methane, Satellite Atmospheres, Triton, Absorption Spectra, Planetary Composition, Spectrum Analysis, Neptune, Satellites, Triton, Earth-Based Observations, Infrared, Frost, Wavelengths, Spectra, Methane, Ice, Comparisons, Grain Size, Composition, Atmosphere, Laboratory Studies, Nitrogen

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The authors report new infrared spectra of Triton in which the methane band at 2.3 μm is shown in greater detail than in previous data. The spectral band at 2.15 μm reported by D. P. Cruikshank et al. (1984) is also present. Comparisons are made with methane ice spectra and with laboratory spectra of methane dissolved in liquid nitrogen. Based on these comparisons, it is concluded that the 2.3-μm band in Triton's spectrum cannot be attributed entirely to methane gas. The new spectral data support the earlier evidence for both methane and molecular nitrogen on Triton, but the physical state of these constituents remains uncertain.

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