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1.1.16 The Color Characteristics of the Earth-Moon Libration Clouds

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

J. R. Roach*
Affiliation:
Ball Brothers Research Corporation, Boulder, Colorado

Abstract

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The 0S0-6 Zodiacal Light experiment has provided evidence for the backscatter of light from the Earth-Moon libration regions at 5000 A. Additional measured data at 4000 A and 6100 A show similar characteristics. The combined three-color data lead to libration region color indices slightly bluer than the average surrounding sky background. The differential b-v for the L4 region is approximately −0.05.

Type
1 Zodiacal Light
Copyright
Copyright © Springer-Verlag 1976

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