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Compositional study of trans-Neptunian objects at λ > 2.2 μm
E. Fernández-Valenzuela, N. Pinilla-Alonso, J. Stansberry +12
Using data from the Infrared Array Camera on the Spitzer Space Telescope, we present photometric observations of a sample of 100 trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) beyond 2.2 μm. These…
Spitzer's Solar System studies of asteroids, planets and the zodiacal cloud
David Trilling, Carey Lisse, Dale P. Cruikshank +13
In its 16 years of scientific measurements, the Spitzer Space Telescope performed a number of ground-breaking infrared measurements of Solar System objects. In this second of two p…
Spitzer's Solar System Science Legacy: Studies of the Relics of Solar System Formation & Evolution. Part 1 - Comets, Centaurs, & Kuiper Belt Objects
Carey Lisse, James Bauer, Dale Cruikshank +15
In its 16 years of scientific measurements, the Spitzer Space Telescope performed a number of ground breaking and key infrared measurements of Solar System objects near and far. Ta…
Evidence for sulfur-bearing species on Callisto's leading hemisphere: Sourced from Jupiter's irregular satellites or Io?
Richard J. Cartwright, Tom A. Nordheim, Dale P. Cruikshank +5
We investigated whether sulfur-bearing species are present on the icy Galilean moon Callisto by analyzing eight near-infrared reflectance spectra collected over a wide range of sub…
On the Origin and Thermal Stability of Arrokoths and Plutos Ices
C. M. Lisse, L. A. Young, D. P. Cruikshank +30
We discuss in a thermodynamic, geologically empirical way the long-term nature of the stable majority ices that could be present in Kuiper Belt Object 2014 MU69 after its 4.6 Gyr r…
Evidence for ammonia-bearing species on the Uranian satellite Ariel supports recent geologic activity
Richard J. Cartwright, Chloe B. Beddingfield, Tom A. Nordheim +6
We investigated whether ammonia-rich constituents are present on the surface of the Uranian moon Ariel by analyzing 32 near-infrared reflectance spectra collected over a wide range…