Publikationsdatum:
2011-08-19
Beschreibung:
NASA IRTF reflectance spectra of unprecedented precision, obtained for the leading and trailing sides of Europa, are presently noted to no longer show the apparent absorptions seen in 1980 and 1985. It is presently suggested that if the weak absorptions seen in the 1980 and 1985 data are real, they may indicate the transient spectroscopic presence of a molecular component on Europa's trailing side that differs from the water ice known to be the dominant constituent of the surface.
Schlagwort(e):
LUNAR AND PLANETARY EXPLORATION
Materialart:
Icarus (ISSN 0019-1035); 74; 262-271
Format:
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