First Spitzer observations of Neptune: Detection of new hydrocarbons

Icarus

Volumn 197, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 585-589

  Meadows, Victoria S ^a   Orton, Glenn ^b   Line, Michael ^c   Liang, Mao Chang ^d   Yung, Yuk L ^d   Van Cleve, Jeffrey ^e   Burgdorf, Martin J ^f  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e BALL AEROSPACE AND TECHNOLOGIES CORP   (United States)

^f LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

atmosphere; Atmospheres; composition; Infrared observations; Neptune; Spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

EID: 51949083424     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2008.05.023     Document Type: Article

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