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Satellites of Uranus - Disk-integrated photometry from Voyager imaging observationsVoyager 2 imaging observations over a wide range of phase angles are used to determine the fundamental photometric parameters for the five largest satellites of Uranus. Over the spectral range covered by Voyager cameras (approximately 350-600 nm) the disk-averaged colors are moderately gray (no redder than the spectrum of Saturn's satellite Phoebe). Geometric albedos range from 0.19 for Umbriel to 0.40 for Ariel. Phase coefficients determined generally between phase angles of 10 and 60 deg vary from 0.021 mag/deg for Ariel to 0.028 mag/deg for Miranda. Phase integrals lie in the range of 0.5-0.65. The Bond albedos are about 0.1 for Umbriel and about 0.2 for the other satellites.
Document ID
19880039577
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Veverka, J.
(Cornell Univ. Ithaca, NY, United States)
Thomas, P.
(Cornell Univ. Ithaca, NY, United States)
Helfenstein, P.
(Cornell University Ithaca, NY, United States)
Brown, R. H.
(Cornell Univ. Ithaca, NY, United States)
Johnson, T. V.
(California Institute of Technology Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, United States)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
December 30, 1987
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Geophysical Research
Volume: 92
ISSN: 0148-0227
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
88A26804
Funding Number(s)
OTHER: NSG-7156
PROJECT: PROJECT VOYAGER
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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