Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jul 1985
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1985sciam.253...38b&link_type=abstract
Scientific American (ISSN 0036-8733), vol. 253, July 1985, p. 38-47.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Charon, Neptune (Planet), Pluto (Planet), Triton, Uranus Satellites, Voyager 2 Spacecraft, Atmospheric Composition, Diameters, Infrared Astronomy, Methane, Miranda, Miranda Satellite, Nitrogen, Planetary Composition, Satellite Surfaces, Planets, Satellites, Giant Planets, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, Icy Bodies, Earth-Based Observations, Voyager 2, Diagrams, Imagery, Composition, Comparisons, Oberon, Titania, Umbriel, Ariel, Miranda, Charon, Nereid, Triton, Physical Properties, Characteristics, Features, Techniq
Scientific paper
Voyager 2, launched in August 1977, will fly by Uranus in January, 1986, passing within 29,000 km of that planet's innermost moon, Miranda. It will subsequently encounter Neptune in August 1989, flying within 10,000 km of its inner satellite, Triton; images made of this moon by a high resolution camera are expected to reveal surface features as small as a few hundred meters in diameter. The composition of the Uranian moons will br inferred from their near-IR reflectance spectra and mean densities. While the spacecraft will not fly by Pluto, it is expected that the lessons learned from the Voyager encounters with Neptune and Uranus will expand current understanding of Pluto and its moon, Charon.
Brown Harvey R.
Cruikshank Dale P.
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