SOFIA Splinter Session, AAS 223

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Speaker
SOFIA staff
Location
AAS 223rd Meeting; Washington, DC
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Presentations made at the 2014, January, 223rd Meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Washington, DC- SOFIA Splinter Session

(Chair: H. Zinnecker)

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Solar System Science with SOFIA/GREAT

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Paul Hartogh
Affiliation
MPI for Solar System Research
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N/A
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Herschel observations have provided new insights into the distribution of molecular oxygen, chemical species and the water cycle of Mars, the source of water in the stratospheres of the outer planets and Titan, the density and extension of the Enceladus water torus and water excitation and the isotopic composition of comets. This talk will illustrate the capabilities of GREAT to complement the Herschel observations including examples on the outer planets, Mars, Venus and comets.

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