Interpretation of the near-IR spectra of the Kuiper Belt Object (136472) 2005 FY9

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Eluszkiewicz, Janusz ^a   Cady Pereira, Karen ^a   Brown, Michael E ^b   Stansberry, John A ^c  

^a ATMOSPHERIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO; BACKSCATTER; ICE; METHANE; NEAR INFRARED; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; REFLECTANCE; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 34548348976     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JE002892     Document Type: Article

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