NASA NTRS · 19860032433
A search for nitrogen on Triton
Abstract
Improved spectrophotometry of Triton at 2.16 microns was obtained with the MMT infrared photometer at a resolution of 1.0 percent. The observations do not reveal an absorption feature due to liquid nitrogen. Three explanations are consistent with this finding: (1) there is liquid nitrogen on the surface but it is not distributed uniformly; (2) the feature varies with time, e.g., it is sometimes obscured by cloud cover; and (3) the feature might be relatively broad.
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Rieke, G. H., Lebofsky, L. A., Lebofsky, M. J.. 1985-10-01. A search for nitrogen on Triton. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19860032433
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