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Surface composition of PlutoBroadband (J, H, K and L) and narrowband (1.5- to 3.7-micron) infrared photometry of Pluto has been conducted in order to check previous ambiguous observations of methane frost on the planet's surface. In detail, the match between a laboratory spectrum of methane frost and the observed spectrum of Pluto is not good. Nevertheless, the photometric observations suggest the presence of methane in some form.
Document ID
19790047502
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
doi:10.1016/0019-1035(79)90013-7
Authors
Lebofsky, L. A. (Arizona, University Tucson, Ariz., United States)
Lebofsky, M. J. (Steward Observatory Tucson, Ariz., United States)
Rieke, G. H. (Arizona Univ. Tucson, AZ, United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
March 1, 1979
Publication Information
Publication: Icarus
Volume: 37
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
79A31515
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSG-7114
Distribution Limits
Public
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