Spitzer’s Solar System studies of asteroids, planets and the zodiacal cloud

David E. Trilling; Carey Lisse; Dale P. Cruikshank; Joshua P. Emery; Yanga Fernández; Leigh N. Fletcher; Douglas P. Hamilton; Heidi B. Hammel; Alan W. Harris; Michael Mueller; Glenn S. Orton; Yvonne J. Pendleton; William T. Reach; Naomi Rowe-Gurney; Michael Skrutskie; Anne Verbiscer

doi:10.1038/s41550-020-01221-y

Spitzer’s Solar System studies of asteroids, planets and the zodiacal cloud

David E. Trilling, Carey Lisse, Dale P. Cruikshank, Joshua P. Emery, Yanga Fernández, Leigh N. Fletcher, Douglas P. Hamilton, Heidi B. Hammel, Alan W. Harris, Michael Mueller, Glenn S. Orton, Yvonne J. Pendleton, William T. Reach, Naomi Rowe-Gurney, Michael Skrutskie, Anne Verbiscer

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In its 16 years of scientific measurements, the Spitzer Space Telescope performed a number of groundbreaking and key infrared measurements of Solar System objects near and far. In this second of two Review Articles, we describe results from Spitzer observations of asteroids, dust rings and planets that provide new insight into the formation and evolution of our Solar System. The key Spitzer results presented here can be grouped into three broad classes: characterizing the physical properties of asteroids, notably including a large survey of near-Earth objects; detection and characterization of several dust/debris disks in the Solar System; and comprehensive characterization of ice giant (Uranus and Neptune) atmospheres. Many of these observations provide critical foundations for future infrared space-based observations.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	940-946
Number of pages	7
Journal	Nature Astronomy
Volume	4
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-020-01221-y
State	Published - Oct 1 2020

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Trilling, D. E., Lisse, C., Cruikshank, D. P., Emery, J. P., Fernández, Y., Fletcher, L. N., Hamilton, D. P., Hammel, H. B., Harris, A. W., Mueller, M., Orton, G. S., Pendleton, Y. J., Reach, W. T., Rowe-Gurney, N., Skrutskie, M., & Verbiscer, A. (2020). Spitzer’s Solar System studies of asteroids, planets and the zodiacal cloud. Nature Astronomy, 4(10), 940-946. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-020-01221-y

Trilling, DE, Lisse, C, Cruikshank, DP, Emery, JP, Fernández, Y, Fletcher, LN, Hamilton, DP, Hammel, HB, Harris, AW, Mueller, M, Orton, GS, Pendleton, YJ, Reach, WT, Rowe-Gurney, N, Skrutskie, M & Verbiscer, A 2020, 'Spitzer’s Solar System studies of asteroids, planets and the zodiacal cloud', Nature Astronomy, vol. 4, no. 10, pp. 940-946. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-020-01221-y

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