Charon’s refractory factory
We combine novel laboratory experiments and exospheric modeling to reveal that “dynamic” Ly-α photolysis of Plutonian methane generates a photolytic refractory distribution on Charon that increases with latitude, consistent with poleward darkening observed in the New Horizons images. The flux ratio...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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American Association for the Advancement of Science
2022
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