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SpeX Spectroscopy of Mercury: 0.8 – 5.2 µm

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 March 2016

Ann L. Sprague ,
Johan Warell ,
Joshua Emery ,
Angela Long ,
John Rayner  and
Mike Cushing
Ann L. Sprague
Affiliation:
LPL, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Johan Warell
Affiliation:
LPL, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Joshua Emery
Affiliation:
NASA Ames Research Center, Moffet Field, CA
Angela Long
Affiliation:
Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA
John Rayner
Affiliation:
Institute for Astronomy, Honolulu, HI
Mike Cushing
Affiliation:
Institute for Astronomy, Honolulu, HI

Abstract

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Spectra of Mercury were obtained at the Infrared Telescope Facility on Mauna Kea, HI using SpeX. There is no indication of any absorption feature associated with FeO in Mercury’s regolith. There is a 5μ m excess in thermal flux similar to that observed from the Kuiper Airborne Observatory (KAO) using HIFOGS. Spectra from varying locations do exhibit different slopes and flux indicating different surface temperatures at different locations.

Type
I. Joint Discussions
Information
Highlights of Astronomy , Volume 13 , 2005 , pp. 53 - 55
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of Pacific 2005

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