Spatial and short-term temporal variations in Uranus’ near-infrared spectrum |
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| Authors: | JW Norwood NJ Chanover |
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| Institution: | Box 30001/Dept. 4500, Department of Astronomy, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88003-0001, USA |
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| Abstract: | We obtained near-infrared spectra of Uranus at NASA’s Infrared Telescope Facility during the planet’s September 2006 and September 2007 oppositions. Ratios between the spectra indicate that in 2006, Uranus’ methane windows appeared much brighter in the south than in the north, and that between 2006 and 2007 they grew dimmer in the south and brighter in the north; we interpret these variations to be primarily caused by changing brightness in Uranus’ upper cloud layer near 2 bars. |
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| Keywords: | Uranus Atmosphere Spectroscopy Infrared observations Atmospheres Structure |
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