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Does Pluto Have a Haze Layer?The goal of this research was to determine whether Pluto has a haze layer through observations (with the Kuiper Airborne Observatory) of a stellar occultation by Pluto that was originally predicted to occur on 1993 October 3. As described in the attached material, our extensive astrometric measurements determined that this occultation would not be visible from Earth, and we canceled plans to observe it with the KAO. Efforts were then directed toward improving our astrometric techniques so that we could find future occultations with which we could satisfy the original goals of the research proposed for this grant.
Document ID
19980211593
Acquisition Source
Ames Research Center
Document Type
Contractor Report (CR)
Authors
Elliot, James L. (Lowell Observatory Flagstaff, AZ United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
November 24, 1997
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Report/Patent Number
NASA/CR-1997-112984
NAS 1.26:112984
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAG2-811
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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