Surface composition of Pluto

L. A. Lebofsky; G. H. Rieke; M. J. Lebofsky

doi:10.1016/0019-1035(79)90013-7

Surface composition of Pluto

L. A. Lebofsky, G. H. Rieke, M. J. Lebofsky

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Infrared photometric observations (1-4 μm) of Pluto have been made using broadband (Δλ/λ ∼ 0.3) and narrowband (Δλ/λ ∼ 0.05-0.1) filters. We confirm the probable presence of methane in some form, though, in detail the match between the spectrum of Pluto and the laboratory spectrum of methane frost is poor.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	554-558
Number of pages	5
Journal	Icarus
Volume	37
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0019-1035(79)90013-7
State	Published - Mar 1979

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