NASA NTRS · 19920035364
Solid C triple bond N bearing material on outer solar system bodies
Abstract
Recent telescopic observations have led to the identification of cyanogroup-containing molecules in the dark surface solids of several D-class asteroids, cometary dusts, and the rings of Uranus, as well as the low-albedo atmosphere of Iapetus. The occurrence of the 2.2-micron overtone of C triple-bond N's stretching fundamental mode in all four classes of small solar system bodies is presently suggested to serve as a diagnostic of both exposure duration and degree of modification of surface materials.
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Cruikshank, Dale P., Allamandola, L. J., Hartmann, William K., Tholen, D. J., Brown, R. H., Matthews, C. N., Bell, J. F.. 1991-12-01. Solid C triple bond N bearing material on outer solar system bodies. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19920035364
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