Surface compositions of the satellites of Saturn from infrared photometry

Details Surface compositions of the satellites of Saturn from infrared photometry Surface compositions of the satellites of Saturn from infrared photometry

Aug 1976

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1976apj...207l.213m&link_type=abstract

Astrophysical Journal, vol. 207, Aug. 1, 1976, pt. 2, p. L213-L216. NASA-supported research.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Astronomical Photometry, Chemical Composition, Infrared Photometry, Infrared Spectra, Natural Satellites, Planetary Surfaces, Saturn (Planet), Iapetus, Ice, Infrared Photography, Infrared Scanners, Spectral Signatures

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JHKL photometry (1.2-3.5 microns) of Rhea, Dione, Tethys, and the high-albedo side of Iapetus reveals broadband spectral signatures essentially identical to those of the water-ice-covered surfaces of Ganymede and the rings of Saturn, although significantly different from either the surface of Europa or laboratory measurements of pure water ice. The dark side of Iapetus has more neutral infrared colors, indicative of a nonicy surface.

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