Planetary science - Pluto's atmospheric surprise

被引：5

作者：

Hubbard, W ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Arizona, Lunar & Planetary Lab, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA

来源：

NATURE | 2003年 / 424卷 / 6945期

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D O I：

10.1038/424137a

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

Last year, for the first time in 14 years, an alignment of stars with Pluto created an opportunity to observe the atmosphere of this most remote of planets. Though tenuous, the atmosphere has, remarkably, expanded.

引用

页码：137 / 138

页数：2

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