Photometry from Voyager 2: Initial Results from the Uranian Atmosphere, Satellites, and Rings

• Published in: Science
• Main Authors: Lane, Arthur L., Hord, Charles W., West, Robert A., Esposito, Larry W., Simmons, Karen E., Nelson, Robert M., Wallis, Brad D., Buratti, Bonnie J., Horn, Linda J., Graps, Amara L., Pryor, Wayne R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1986
• Subjects: Jupiter; North Pole
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.233.4759.65; https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.233.4759.65

The Voyager 2 photopolarimeter successfully completed the Uranus encounter, acquiring new data on the planet's atmosphere, its principal satellites, and its ring system. Spatially resolved photometry of the atmosphere at 0.27 micrometer shows no enhancement in absorption toward the pole, unlike...