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An investigation of Titan's aerosols using microwave analog measurements and radiative transfer modeling
Kolokolova, L.; Gustafson, B. Å. S.; Thomas-Osip, J. E. +1 more
A combination of laboratory experiments, theoretical modeling, and spacecraft observations is employed to characterize the aerosols in the atmosphere of Titan. The scattering properties of model aerosols were measured using the Microwave Analog Light Scattering Facility at the University of Florida and complemented with theoretical modeling of sin…
Keck infrared observations of Saturn's main rings bracketing Earth's August 1995 ring plane crossing
de Pater, Imke; Showalter, Mark R.; Lissauer, Jack J. +1 more
We present results of near-infrared (2.26 µm) observations of Saturn's main rings taken with the W.M. Keck telescope during August 8-11, 1995, surrounding the time that Earth crossed Saturn's ring plane. These observations provide a unique opportunity to study the evolution of the ring brightness in detail, and by combining our data with Hub…
A search for temporal variability in the surface chemistry of the icy Galilean satellites
Hendrix, Amanda; Domingue, Deborah
The purpose of this study was to determine if any temporal variability in the broadband UV spectral properties of the icy Galilean satellites exists, and if so, to characterize its spatial distribution as a function of longitude in order to attempt to correlate any temporal changes with satellite surface interactions with the space environment. Th…