Optical-Infrared Spectral Diversity in the Kuiper Belt
Open Access
- 1 April 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Astronomical Society in The Astronomical Journal
- Vol. 115 (4) , 1667-1670
- https://doi.org/10.1086/300299
Abstract
We have measured the optical and infrared colors of five Kuiper belt objects to search for evidence of spectral diversity among these bodies. We find extreme differences, especially in the measured V - J color indices, that indicate a wide range of surface compositions in the Kuiper belt.Keywords
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