Near-Infrared Observations of the Outer
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Mark V. Sykes; Brant Nelson; Roc M. Cutri; Davy J. Kirkpatrick; Robert Hurt; Mic
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Article
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2000
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Elsevier Science
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English
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On September 21, 1998, the outer jovian satellites Himalia (J6), Elara (J7), Carme (J11), Pasiphae (J8), and Sinope (J9) were detected in the J, H, and K s bandpasses in the course of the Two-Micron All Sky Survey. Similarities in near-infrared colors are consistent with the hypothesis that the oute