Voyager radio science observations of neptune and triton.
@article{Tyler1989VoyagerRS, title={Voyager radio science observations of neptune and triton.}, author={G. Leonard Tyler and Donald Sweetnam and John D. Anderson and Susan E. Borutzki and James K. Campbell and Von R. Eshleman and Donna L. Gresh and E. M. Gurrola and David P. Hinson and Noritaka Kawashima and E. Rob Kursinski and Gerald S. Levy and Gunnar F. Lindal and James R. Lyons and Essam A. Marouf and Paula A. Rosen and Richard A. Simpson and Gwendolyn E Wood}, journal={Science}, year={1989}, volume={246 4936}, pages={ 1466-73 } }
The Voyager 2 encounter with the Neptune system included radio science investigations of the masses and densities of Neptune and Triton, the low-order gravitational harmonics of Neptune, the vertical structures of the atmospheres and ionospheres of Neptune and Triton, the composition of the atmosphere of Neptune, and characteristics of ring material. Demanding experimental requirements were met successfully, and study of the large store of collected data has begun. The initial search of the… CONTINUE READING
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