Summary: A&A 413, L5­L9 (2004)
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20034637
c ESO 2003
Astronomy
&
Astrophysics
First detection of CO in Uranus
Th. Encrenaz1, E. Lellouch1, P. Drossart1, H. Feuchtgruber2, G. S. Orton3, and S. K. Atreya4
1
LESIA, Observatoire de Paris, 92195 Meudon, France
2
MPI, Postfach 1603, 85740 Garching, Germany
3
JPL, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA
4
The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1243, USA
Received 30 September 2003 / Accepted 24 November 2003
Abstract. The spectrum of Uranus has been recorded in Oct.­Nov. 2002, between 4.6 and 5.0 µm, using the ISAAC imaging
spectrometer at the VLT-UT1 (ANTU) 8-m telescope of ESO. The spectral resolving power was 1500. In addition to a few
strong H3

Source: Atreya, Sushil - Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Science, University of Michigan

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