NASA NTRS · 19920068266
Water vaporization on Ceres
Abstract
A search is presently conducted for OH generated by the photodissociation of atmospheric water vapor in long-exposure IUE spectra of the region around Ceres. A statistically significant detection of OH is noted in an exposure off the northern limb of Ceres after perihelion. The amount of OH is consistent with a polar cap that might be replenished during winter by subsurface percolation, but which dissipates in summer.
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A'Hearn, Michael F., Feldman, Paul D.. 1992-07-01. Water vaporization on Ceres. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19920068266
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