Objects without substantial atmospheres

Objects without substantial atmospheres 6.5 Objects without substantial atmospheres... 

In Section 6.1 we show the effects of finite spectral resolution and other instrument characteristics on the recording of the emerging radiation field. Infrared data from the terrestrial planets, that is Venus, Earth, and Mars, are treated in a comparative way in Section 6.2. Emphasis is given to an understanding of the physical principles that cause the structure in the measured spectra. The spectra of the giant planets are discussed in Section 6.3, again in a comparative manner. Section 6.4 is devoted to Titan as a satellite with a deep atmosphere it is in a class by itself The last section in this chapter (6.5) is concerned with astronomical bodies without substantial atmospheres. Mercury, the Moon, and lo are most interesting examples of this class of objects. The numerical treatment of information retrieval is postponed until Chapter 8. 

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