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The Putative Cerean ExosphereThe ice-rich crust of dwarf planet 1 Ceres is the source of a tenuous water exosphere, and the behavior of thisputative exosphere is investigated with model calculations. Outgassing water molecules seasonally condensearound the winter pole in an optically thin layer.
Document ID
20190002546
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Schorghofer, Norbert
(Planetary Science Inst. Tucson, AZ, United States)
Byrne, Shane
(University of Arizona Tucson, AZ, United States)
Landis, Margaret E.
(University of Arizona Tucson, AZ, United States)
Mazarico, Erwan M.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Prettyman, Thomas
(Planetary Science Inst. Tucson, AZ, United States)
Schmidt, Britney E.
(Georgia Inst. of Technology Atlanta, GA, United States)
Villarreal, Michaela N.
(University of California Los Angeles, CA, United States)
Castillo-Rogez, Julie
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Raymond, Carol A.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Russell, Christopher T.
(University of California Los Angeles, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
April 17, 2019
Publication Date
November 20, 2017
Publication Information
Publication: The Astrophysical Journal
Publisher: American Astronomical Society
Volume: 850
Issue: 1
ISSN: 0004-637X
e-ISSN: 1538-4357
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Report/Patent Number
GSFC-E-DAA-TN67724
Report Number: GSFC-E-DAA-TN67724
ISSN: 0004-637X
E-ISSN: 1538-4357
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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