NEWS ABOUT MERCURY (CARBON DIOXIDE HAS BEEN REVEALED IN THIS PLANET'S ATMOSPHERE).

Abstract

Vasiliy Moroz, while observing Mercury made a new and interesting discovery. He investigated the farinfrared region of the spectrum of Mercury on long waves, 1.1 - 3.9 microns. No photo plates are sensitive to these rays, and the spectrum was not photographed, but recorded by a photoelectric spectrometer connected to a 125 cm telescope reflector. An analysis of the recordings revealed a band of carbon dioxide at wavelengths of 1.575 - 1.606 microns. Calculations showed that 5.2 grams of carbon dioxide was contained over each square centimeter of Mercury's surface. The atmospheric pressure on the planet was established: 1.9 milibars.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 08, 1965
Accession Number
AD0622361

Entities

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheres
  • Barometric Pressure
  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Reflectors
  • Spectra
  • Spectrometers
  • Telescopes

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Agent-Based Social Robotics and Mobile-Assisted Learning in Virtual Environments.
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Spectroscopy.

Technology Areas

  • Space