Observations of Saturn in the 5- to 8-micron spectral region

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Mar 1981

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1981icar...45..653w&link_type=abstract

Icarus, vol. 45, Mar. 1981, p. 653-660. NSF-NASA-supported research.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Ammonia, Infrared Absorption, Infrared Astronomy, Infrared Spectra, Planetary Radiation, Saturn Atmosphere, Infrared Radiation, Molecular Absorption, Spectral Reflectance, Thermal Radiation, Saturn, Observations, Spectrum, Emissions, Ethane, Absorption, Gases, Ammonia, Ice, Flux, Reflectivity, Wavelengths, Scattering, Analysis, Clouds, Data

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A spectrum of Saturn obtained from the Kuiper Airborne Observatory exhibits an emission peak at 6.8 microns attributed to ethane, but is otherwise dominated by absorption from 5.3 to 7.2 microns. While the large absorption in this spectral region is consistent with the presence of ammonia gas or ammonia ice, or both, such an explanation is inconsistent with the lack of a major absorption near 3.0 microns.

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