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Voyager photometry of Triton - Haze and surface photometric propertiesThe Voyager whole-disk observations of Triton at 0.41, 0.48, and 0.56 micron filter wavelengths are analyzed using a model which combines an improved version of Hapke's photometric equation with a thin atmospheric haze layer in the appropriate spherical geometry. The model is shown to describe accurately the phase curves over a range of phase angles and to agree with disk-resolved brightness scans along the photometric equator and mirror meridian. According to the model, the photometric parameters of Triton's regolith are reasonably typical of icy satellites, except for the extremely high (close to unity) single-scattering albedo.
Document ID
19920029303
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Hillier, J.
(Cornell Univ. Ithaca, NY, United States)
Helfenstein, P.
(Cornell Univ. Ithaca, NY, United States)
Verbiscer, A.
(Cornell Univ. Ithaca, NY, United States)
Veverka, J.
(Cornell University Ithaca, NY, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
October 30, 1991
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Geophysical Research Supplement
Volume: 96
ISSN: 0148-0227
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
92A11927
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSG-7156
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAGW-2084
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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