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Planetary spectroscopy (Document No: 19890007275)
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Fink, Uwe |
| Copyright Year | 1988 |
| Description | The main goal of the research is charge coupled device (CCD) spectroscopic and imaging studies of the solar system in support of spacecraft investigations. Studies include the physical behavior of comets, the atmosphere of the gaseous planets, and the solid surfaces of satellites and asteroids. The major observing program consisted of approximately 50 nights of photometry of Comet Halley in order to resolve the controversy over this comet's rotation period. This data is presently being analyzed. Additional observing projects included the spectroscopic occultation of Charon by Pluto, reflection spectroscopy of Mercury, and a spectrum of the satellite Oberon. Mercury data does not corroborate the Fe(++) absorption feature reported by McCord and Clark at 8800 A but instead potentially shows a weaker feature at longer wavelengths. This position is in much closer accord with expectations for Mercury since a band center near 8800 A implies too little Fe(++) on Mercury, especially if band shifts with temperature are considered. The Pluto project proved that the deep methane absorptions visible in their combined specta are due soley to Pluto with Charon showing a flat and featureless spectrum. It appears that if Charon ever contained a substantial methane component, the satellite's low surface gravity could not hold it and the methane evaporated and escaped. |
| File Size | 123183 |
| Page Count | 2 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19890007275 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t6sz1680p |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1988-08-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Astronomy Charge Coupled Devices Planetary Atmospheres Methane Cometary Atmospheres Spectral Bands Images Astronomical Spectroscopy Charon Iron Halley's Comet Planetary Gravitation Rotation Mercury Planet Oberon Occultation Pluto Planet Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
