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Infrared observations of the Saturnian system from Voyager 1Atmospheric chemistry analyses of Saturn based on Voyager 1 infrared spectral and radiometric data are presented, including characteristics of the planet's rings and of Titan and other satellites. Infrared spectra of Saturn indicate the presence of H2, CH4, NH3, PH3, C2H2, and C2H6, with the possibility of C3H4 and C3H8. The atmospheric thermal structure of the planet shows hemispheric asymmetries that are consistent with seasonally varying insolation response, with an extensive small-scale latitudinal structure. Atmospheric chemistries of Titan, and optical and thermal characteristics for the rings of Saturn, are also given.
Document ID
19810043825
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Hanel, R. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Conrath, B. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Flasar, F. M. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Kunde, V. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Maguire, W. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Pearl, J. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Pirraglia, J. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Samuelson, R. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Herath, L. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, Md., United States)
Allison, M. (California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
August 11, 2013
Publication Date
April 10, 1981
Publication Information
Publication: Science
Volume: 212
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
81A28229
Distribution Limits
Public
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