• DOI:10.1016/j.icarus.2009.08.005
Corpus ID: 2831028

Near-infrared spectral monitoring of Triton with IRTF/SpeX II: Spatial distribution and evolution of ices

@article{Grundy2010NearinfraredSM,
  title={Near-infrared spectral monitoring of Triton with IRTF/SpeX II: Spatial distribution and evolution of ices},
  author={W. Grundy and L. Young and J. Stansberry and M. Buie and C. Olkin and E. Young},
  journal={Icarus},
  year={2010},
  volume={205},
  pages={594-604}
}

W. Grundy, L. Young, +3 authors E. Young

Published 2010

Materials Science, Physics

Icarus

Abstract This report arises from an ongoing program to monitor Neptune’s largest moon Triton spectroscopically in the 0.8 to 2.4 μm range using IRTF/SpeX. Our objective is to search for changes on Triton’s surface as witnessed by changes in the infrared absorption bands of its surface ices N 2 , CH 4 , H 2 O , CO, and CO 2 . We have recorded infrared spectra of Triton on 53 nights over the ten apparitions from 2000 to 2009. The data generally confirm our previously reported diurnal spectral… CONTINUE READING

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