Detection of ammonia on Pluto’s surface in a region of geologically recent tectonism

We report the detection of ammonia (NH(3)) on Pluto’s surface in spectral images obtained with the New Horizons spacecraft that show absorption bands at 1.65 and 2.2 μm. The ammonia signature is spatially coincident with a region of past extensional tectonic activity (Virgil Fossae) where the presen...

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Autores principales: Dalle Ore, C. M., Cruikshank, D. P., Protopapa, S., Scipioni, F., McKinnon, W. B., Cook, J. C., Grundy, W. M., Schmitt, B., Stern, S. A., Moore, J. M., Verbiscer, A., Parker, A. H., Singer, K. N., Umurhan, O. M., Weaver, H. A., Olkin, C. B., Young, L. A., Ennico, K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6771079/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31608308
http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aav5731

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