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Laboratory Studies of Planetary Molecules and Ices: The Case of IO

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 August 2017

F. Salama
Affiliation:
NASA-Ames Research Center. Space Science Division, MS: 245-6 Moffett Field, CA 94035, U.S.A
S. A. Sandford
Affiliation:
NASA-Ames Research Center. Space Science Division, MS: 245-6 Moffett Field, CA 94035, U.S.A
L. J. Allamandola
Affiliation:
NASA-Ames Research Center. Space Science Division, MS: 245-6 Moffett Field, CA 94035, U.S.A

Abstract

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The techniques of low temperature spectroscopy are applied here to analyze infrared observational data of Io in the 2.0-5.0 μm range. The presence of solid H2S and traces of H2O in the SO2-dominant surface ices are derived from this analysis and it is suggested that CO2 clusters may as well be present near the surface of Io.

Type
Solar System
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1992 

References

References:

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