Study of atmospheres in the solar system, from stellar occultation or planetary transit
Stellar occultations and transits occur when a planetary body passes in front of a star (including our Sun). For objects with an atmosphere, refraction plays an essential role to explain the drops of flux and the aureoles observed during these events. This can be used to derived key parameters of th...
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Language: | English |
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Académie des sciences
2022-12-01
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Series: | Comptes Rendus. Physique |
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Online Access: | https://comptes-rendus.academie-sciences.fr/physique/articles/10.5802/crphys.109/ |