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Triton Blushes: A Clue to Global Warming?

Authors :
Buratti, B. J
Hicks, M. D
Newburn, R. L., Jr
Source :
Nature.
Publication Year :
1998
Publisher :
United States: NASA Center for Aerospace Information (CASI), 1998.

Abstract

The large Neptunian satellite Triton is a geologically active body that apparently undergoes complex seasonal changes in its 165 year journey around the sun. Because it is the vehicle for the seasonal transport of volatiles, Triton's atmosphere is expected to undergo large changes in temperature and pressure on a time scale of decades.

Details

Language :
English
Database :
NASA Technical Reports
Journal :
Nature
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsnas.20060041276
Document Type :
Report