Visible spectroscopy of 2003 UB313: Evidence for N 2ice on the surface of the largest TNO?

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 458, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Licandro, J ^a,b   Grundy, W M ^c   Pinilla Alonso, N ^d   Leisy, P ^a,b  

^a ISAAC NEWTON GROUP OF TELESCOPES   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE CANARIAS   (Spain)

^c LOWELL OBSERVATORY   (United States)

^d FUNDACIÓN GALILEO GALILEI INAF   (Spain)

Author keywords

Kuiper Belt

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ATMOSPHERES; EXTRATERRESTRIAL COMMUNICATION LINKS; METHANE; PLANETS; SATELLITE OBSERVATORIES; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

APHELION; KUIPER BELT; VERTICAL COMPOSITIONAL GRADIENT; VOLATILE MIXING;

ASTROPHYSICS;

EID: 33750260824     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20066028     Document Type: Article

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