Solid CN bearing material on outer solar system bodies

Dale P. Cruikshank; L. J. Allamandola; William K. Hartmann; D. J. Tholen; R. H. Brown; C. N. Matthews; J. F. Bell

doi:10.1016/0019-1035(91)90233-J

Solid CN bearing material on outer solar system bodies

Dale P. Cruikshank, L. J. Allamandola, William K. Hartmann, D. J. Tholen, R. H. Brown, C. N. Matthews, J. F. Bell

Lunar and Planetary Lab

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Using telescopic observations by ourselves and other observers, we have identified cyano-group containing molecules in the very dark solids on the surfaces of a few D-class asteroids, the dust of some comets, and low-albedo hemisphere of Iapetus, and the rings of Uranus, through spectroscopic detection of the 2.2-μm overtone of the CN stretching fundamental mode. The occurrence of this band on all four classes of small Solar System bodies may be diagnostic of the duration of exposure and degree of modification of surface materials, and may also establish a link between outer Solar System and interstellar materials.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	345-353
Number of pages	9
Journal	Icarus
Volume	94
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0019-1035(91)90233-J
State	Published - Dec 1991

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