Session 11. Pluto, Triton, and TNO Surfaces

Oral, Chairs: A. Tokunaga and B. Buratti, Tuesday, November 9, 2004, 10:30am-12:00noon, Clark

11.01 Occultation Lightcurves for Selected Pluto Volatile Transport Models

L.A. Young (SWRI)

11.02 Pluto spectra from 2.8 to 3.7 \mum

C. B. Olkin, E. F. Young (SWRI), W. M. Grundy (Lowell Obs.), L. A. Young (SWRI)

11.03 Interpreting Pluto's Spectra Using A New Radiative Transfer Model

J. Eluszkiewicz (AER, Inc), W. Grundy (Lowell Observatory), L. Young (Southwest Research Institute), M. Buie (Lowell Observatory)

11.04 Geographic Distribution of N₂, CH₄, CO₂, and H₂O Ices on Triton from Near-IR Spectroscopic Monitoring

W.M. Grundy (Lowell), L.A. Young, E.F. Young (SWRI), M.W. Buie (Lowell), J.R. Spencer (SWRI)

11.05 IR STUDIES OF AMMONIA HYDRATES

M. H. Moore (NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center), R. F. Ferrante, J. Stone (US Naval Academy), R. L. Hudson (Eckerd College)

11.06 Near Infrared Surfaces of the Intrinsically Brightest Minor Planets 2003 VB12 and 2004 DW

C. A. Trujillo (Gemini Observatory), M. E. Brown (Caltech), D. L. Rabinowitz (Yale), T. R. Geballe (Gemini Observatory)

11.07 Mineralogical analysis of two different kind of icy surfaces in the trans-neptunian belt, TNOs (50000) Quaoar and 2002 TX₃₀₀

N. Pinilla-Alonso (Telescopio Nazionale Galileo Galilei & Instituto Astrofisico de Canarias), J. Licandro (Isaac Newton Goup of Telescopes & Instituto Astrofisico de Canarias), H. Campins (University of Central Florida)

11.08 Heterogeneity/homogeneity on the TNO and Centaur surfaces

M.A. Barucci, F. Merlin (LESIA, Observatoire de Paris), E. Dotto (INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma)

11.09 A Lack of Color Variegation on the Surface of Centaur 5145 Pholus

S. C. Tegler (N. Arizona U.), W. Romanishin (U. Oklahoma), G. J. Consolmagno (Vatican Obs.), J. Rall (N. Arizona U.), M. Nelson (Steward Obs.)