Spatial variations in thermal and albedo properties of the surface of Phobos

Details Spatial variations in thermal and albedo properties of the surface of Phobos Spatial variations in thermal and albedo properties of the surface of Phobos

Oct 1989

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1989natur.341..588k&link_type=abstract

Nature (ISSN 0028-0836), vol. 341, Oct. 19, 1989, p. 588-591.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Albedo, Mars Probes, Phobos, Satellite Surfaces, Spatial Distribution, Astronomical Photometry, Brightness Temperature, Planetary Composition, Regolith, Soviet Spacecraft

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Analysis of Mariner 9, Viking 1 and 2, and ground-based experimental data has led to the conclusion that the surface layer of Phobos consists of fine-grained material with a composition close to that of carbonaceous chrondrites. Observations of the mean Phobos diameter obtained by the Phobos 2 mission with a resolution of 1/20-1/40 are presented here which show, for the first time, inhomogeneities in the thermal and spectral properties of the surface of Phobos.

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