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Water ice in the Kuiper belt
M. E. Brown, E. L. Schaller, W. C. Fraser
We examine a large collection of low resolution near-infrared spectra of Kuiper belt objects and centaurs in an attempt to understand the presence of water ice in the Kuiper belt.…
A hypothesis for the color diversity of the Kuiper belt
M. E. Brown, E. L. Schaller, W. C. Fraser
We propose a chemical and dynamical process to explain the surface colors of the Kuiper belt. In our hypothesis, the initial bulk compositions of the bodies themselves can be quite…
A Photometric System for Detection of Water and Methane Ices on Kuiper Belt Objects
Chadwick A. Trujillo, Scott S. Sheppard, Emily L. Schaller
We present a new near-infrared photometric system for detection of water ice and methane ice in the solar system. The system consists of two medium-band filters in the K-band regio…
Discovery of lake-effect clouds on Titan
M. E. Brown, E. L. Schaller, H. G. Roe +5
Images from instruments on Cassini as well as from telescopes on the ground reveal the presence of sporadic small-scale cloud activity in the cold late-winter north polar of Saturn…
Detection of Additional Members of the 2003 EL61 Family via Infrared Spectroscopy
E. L. Schaller, M. E. Brown
We have acquired near-infrared spectra of Kuiper belt objects 2003 UZ117, 2005 CB79 and 2004 SB60 with NIRC on the Keck I Telescope. These objects are dynamically close to the core…
Detection of methane on Kuiper Belt Object (50000) Quaoar
E. L. Schaller, M. E. Brown
The near-infrared spectrum of (50000) Quaoar obtained at the Keck Observatory shows distinct absorption features of crystalline water ice, solid methane and ethane, and possibly ot…