The spectral variability of Triton from 1997-2000

Icarus

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 210-218

  Hicks, Michael D ^a,b   Buratti, Bonnie J ^a,b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Photometry; Satellite surfaces; Satellites of Neptune; Spectroscopy; Triton

Indexed keywords

EID: 4344632511     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2004.02.012     Document Type: Article

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