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MURRAY et al.1 obtained radiometric (8–14µ) temperatures of the Galilean satellites at the 200 inch Mount Palomar telescope. The observed integrated brightness temperatures are : for J-I, 135° K ; for J-II, 140° K; for J-III, 156° K; and for J-IV, 168° K.
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RICHARDSON, P., SHUM, YM. Surface Temperatures of the Galilean Satellites of Jupiter. Nature 220, 897–898 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/220897a0
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