ON THE THERMAL RADIOEMISSION OF MERCURY,
Abstract
Analysis of the physical conditions of the planet Mercury through radio astronomical measurements of the luminance temperature indicates the possibility of successfully investigating the temperature regime of Mercury and the thermal and electrical properties of its surface material. Significant information about the thermal properties of the planet's surface may be obtained from measurements of the luminance temperatures of the night side of the planet in the IR portion of the spectrum. In order to interpret the results of the measurements it is necessary to establish the relation between the measured quantities and the physical properties of the surface material. Discussed in this paper is the thermal regime and the radioemission of Mercury. A comparison is made between theory and experiment. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 27, 1968
- Accession Number
- AD0674634
Entities
People
- A. D. Kuzmin
- Yu. N. Vetukhnovskaya