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An interpretation of Pluto's light variation
Author(s) -
Renschen C. P.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
astronomische nachrichten
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.394
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1521-3994
pISSN - 0004-6337
DOI - 10.1002/asna.19772980309
Subject(s) - pluto , albedo (alchemy) , variation (astronomy) , physics , surface (topology) , interpretation (philosophy) , planet , light scattering , astronomy , scattering , optics , geometry , mathematics , philosophy , linguistics , theology , alchemy
A first albedo distribution of a zonal region of Pluto's surface is presented which is based on the analysis of the observed light variations. Light scattering on the planet's surface is described by L AMBERT 's law.
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