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R. B. Perry (NASA Langley Research Center), R. J. Rudy, C. C. Venturini, D. K. Lynch, S. Mazuk (The Aerospace Corporation), R. C. Puetter (University of California, San Diego), M. W. Buie, W. M. Grundy (Lowell Obs.)
Near-infrared (0.9-2.5 micron) spectrophotometry of the Pluto-Charon system acquired on 2003 July 26.30 is presented. The data were obtained using The Aerospace Corporation's Near-Infrared Imaging Spectrograph with resolution 700-1000 on the Shane 3 m reflector of Lick Observatory. The sub-Earth longitude and latitude of Pluto at the time of these observations were 292 degrees and 30 degrees with a phase angle 1.36 degrees, using the ``right-hand rule" convention where the angular momentum vector of the planet defines local north. The data contain the numerous strong methane ice features that characterize the near-infrared spectrum of Pluto. The spectrum obtained will be compared with data from earlier epochs. This work was supported by NASA and The Aerospace Corporation's Independent Research and Development Program.
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Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 35#5
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