Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Feb 1991
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1991icar...89..244e&link_type=abstract
Icarus (ISSN 0019-1035), vol. 89, Feb. 1991, p. 244-254.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Charon, Planetary Atmospheres, Radii, Stellar Occultation, Astronomical Models, Light Curve, Space Observations (From Earth), Pluto, Satellites, Charon, Radius, Atmosphere, Occultations, Diagrams, Models, Refraction, Compostion, Gases, Lightcurves, Calculations, Parameters, Optical Properties, Characteristics, Astronomy
Scientific paper
Walker's (1980) stellar occultation data for Charon are presently fit by a model which encompasses the possibility of differential refraction by an atmosphere, followed by a sudden occultation behind Charon's limb. The 601.5-km Charon radius lower limit thus obtained may serve as a constraint in models of the mutual event data; while the model fits considered support a Charonian atmosphere of indeterminate composition, time resolution is insufficient for certainty and the data may be interpretable as indications of either a slight extinction near Charon or an entirely unidentified and unassociated effect.
Elliot James L.
Young Larry A.
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