MASS OF PLUTO

被引:11
作者
DUNCOMBE, RL
KLEPCZYNSKI, WJ
SEIDELMANN, PK
机构
[1] Nautical Almanac Office, U.S. Naval Observatory, Washington
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10.1126/science.162.3855.800
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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];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Analysis of the observations of Neptune indicates a reciprocal mass of Pluto of 1,812,000 (0.18 Earth masses). If the density is the same as that of Earth, the diameter would be 7200 kilometers. If 6400 kilometers is accepted (from other sources) as the upper limit of the diameter, then Pluto must be at least 1.4 times as dense as Earth.
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