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Hemispherical Pluto and Charon Color Composition From New HorizonsNew Horizons flew by Pluto and its moons on July 14, 2015 [1]. In the days prior to the closest approach (C/A), panchromatic and color observations of Pluto and Charon were made covering a fully complete range of longitudes. Although only a fraction of this "late-approach" data series has been transmitted to the ground, the results indicate Pluto's latitudinal coloring trends seen on the encounter hemisphere continues on the far side. Charon's red pole is visible from a multitude of longitudes and its colors are uniform with longitude at lower latitudes.
Document ID
20160007470
Acquisition Source
Ames Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Ennico, K.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA United States)
Parker, A.
(Southwest Research Inst. Boulder, CO, United States)
Howett, C. A. J.
(Southwest Research Inst. Boulder, CO, United States)
Olkin, C. B.
(Southwest Research Inst. Boulder, CO, United States)
Spencer, J. R.
(Southwest Research Inst. Boulder, CO, United States)
Grundy, W. M.
(Lowell Observatory Flagstaff, AZ, United States)
Reuter, D. E.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Cruikshank, D. P.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA United States)
Binzel, R. P.
(Massachusetts Inst. of Tech. Cambridge, MA, United States)
Buie, M. W.
(Southwest Research Inst. Boulder, CO, United States)
Stern, S. A.
(Southwest Research Inst. Boulder, CO, United States)
Weaver, H. A.
(Johns Hopkins Univ. Laurel, MD, United States)
Young, L. A.
(Southwest Research Inst. Boulder, CO, United States)
Date Acquired
June 13, 2016
Publication Date
March 21, 2016
Subject Category
Instrumentation And Photography
Report/Patent Number
ARC-E-DAA-TN29984
Meeting Information
Meeting: Lunar And Planetary Conference
Location: The Woodlands, TX
Country: United States
Start Date: March 21, 2016
End Date: March 25, 2016
Sponsors: Lunar and Planetary Inst., Universities Space Research Association, Lunar and Planetary Inst.
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.
Keywords
Pluto
Exploration
New Horizons
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