Nitrogen ice, probably the dominant high albedo surface material on Pluto and Triton, has optical constants that are more strongly absorbing in the thermal infrared than at visible wavelengths. This optical behavior results in absorption of sunlight, on average, at greater depths than the depths fro
Condensation of Nitrogen: Implications for Pluto and Triton
โ Scribed by N.S. Duxbury; R.H. Brown; V. Anicich
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 196 KB
- Volume
- 129
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0019-1035
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