The Prediction and Observation of the 1997 July 18 Stellar Occultation by Triton: More Evidence for Distortion and Increasing Pressure in Triton's Atmosphere

Icarus

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 347-369

  Elliot, J L ^a   Person, M J ^a   McDonald, S W ^a   Buie, M W ^b   Dunham, E W ^b   Millis, R L ^b   Nye, R A ^b   Olkin, C B ^b   Wasserman, L H ^b   Young, L A ^c   Hubbard, W B ^d   Hill, R ^d   Reitsema, H J ^e   Pasachoff, J M ^f   McConochie, T H ^f   Babcock, B A ^f   Stone, R C ^g   Francis, P ^h  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b LOWELL OBSERVATORY   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^e BALL AEROSPACE AND TECHNOLOGIES CORP   (United States)

^f WILLIAMS COLLEGE   (United States)

^g FLAGSTAFF STATION   (United States)

^h AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Atmospheres; Occultations; Structure; Triton

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005720223     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.2000.6508     Document Type: Article

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