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Chemical Composition of Icy Satellite Surfaces

Stephan, K.; Carlson, R. W.; McCord, T. B. +4 more

Much of our knowledge of planetary surface composition is derived from remote sensing over the ultraviolet through infrared wavelength ranges. Telescopic observations and, in the past few decades, spacecraft mission observations have led to the discovery of many surface materials, from rock-forming minerals to water ice to exotic volatiles and org…