Authors: Zellner B. H. and Capen R. C.
Year: 1974
Title: Photometric properties of the Martian satellites
Journal: Icarus
Volume: 23
Pages: 437-444
Keywords: Mars, Phobos, Deimos, observation, data, photometric, planetology
Abstract: New photoelectric observations yield V(1, alpha) equals 12.95 + 0.036 alpha + or - 0.05, B-V equals 0.65 + or - 0.03, and U-B equals 0.18 + or - 0.03 for Deimos and V(1, 0) equals 11.9 + or - 0.2 for Phobos. The derived geometric albedos of both satellites are near 0.065. Combined photometric and polarimetric results lead to the conclusion that the satellites have dusty surfaces and are possibly basaltic but more likely carbonaceous in composition.
%F: AB(Arizona, University, Tucson, Ariz.)
Bibliogaphic Code: 1974Icar...23..437Z
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