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Surface Compositions Across Pluto and Charon
| العنوان: | Surface Compositions Across Pluto and Charon |
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| المؤلفون: | Grundy, W. M., Binzel, R. P., Buratti, B. J., Cook, J. C., Cruikshank, D. P., Ore, C. M. Dalle, Earle, A. M., Ennico, K., Howett, C. J. A., Lunsford, A. W., Olkin, C. B., Parker, A. H., Philippe, S., Protopapa, S., Quirico, E., Reuter, D. C., Schmitt, B., Singer, K. N., Verbiscer, A. J., Beyer, R. A., Buie, M. W., Cheng, A. F., Jennings, D. E., Linscott, I. R., Parker, J. Wm., Schenk, P. M., Spencer, J. R., Stansberry, J. A., Stern, S. A., Throop, H. B., Tsang, C. C. C., Weaver, H. A., Weigle II, G. E., Young, L. A., Team, the New Horizons Science |
| سنة النشر: | 2016 |
| المجموعة: | Astrophysics |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Astrophysics - Earth and Planetary Astrophysics |
| الوصف: | The New Horizons spacecraft mapped colors and infrared spectra across the encounter hemispheres of Pluto and Charon. The volatile ices CH$_4$, CO, and N$_2$, that dominate Pluto's surface, have complicated spatial distributions resulting from sublimation, condensation, and glacial flow acting over seasonal and geological timescales. Pluto's H$_2$O ice "bedrock" is also mapped, with isolated outcrops occurring in a variety of settings. Pluto's surface exhibits complex regional color diversity associated with its distinct provinces. Charon's color pattern is simpler, dominated by neutral low latitudes and a reddish northern polar region. Charon near infrared spectra reveal highly localized areas with strong NH$_3$ absorption tied to small craters with relatively fresh-appearing impact ejecta. Comment: in Science 351, aad9189 (2016) |
| نوع الوثيقة: | Working Paper |
| DOI: | 10.1126/science.aad9189 |
| URL الوصول: | http://arxiv.org/abs/1604.05368 |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsarx.1604.05368 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | arXiv |
| DOI: | 10.1126/science.aad9189 |
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