Earth-based observations of the Galileo probe entry site

被引:59
作者
Orton, G
Ortiz, JL
Baines, K
Bjoraker, G
Carsenty, U
Colas, F
Dayal, A
Deming, D
Drossart, P
Frappa, E
Friedson, J
Goguen, J
Golisch, W
Griep, D
Hernandez, C
Hoffmann, W
Jennings, D
Kaminski, C
Kuhn, J
Laques, P
Limaye, S
Lin, H
Lecacheux, J
Martin, T
McCabe, G
Momary, T
Parker, D
Puetter, R
Ressler, M
Reyes, G
Sada, P
Spencer, J
Spitale, J
Stewart, S
Varsik, J
Warell, J
Wild, W
YanamandraFisher, P
Fazio, G
Hora, J
Deutsch, L
机构
[1] INST ASTROFIS ANDALUCIA,CSIC,E-18080 GRANADA,SPAIN
[2] NASA,GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CTR,GREENBELT,MD 20771
[3] DLR,INST PLANETARY EXPLORAT,D-12489 BERLIN,GERMANY
[4] BUR LONGITUDES,F-75015 PARIS,FRANCE
[5] UNIV ARIZONA,STEWART OBSERV,TUCSON,AZ 85721
[6] OBSERV PARIS,DESPA,F-92195 MEUDON,FRANCE
[7] OBSERV MIDI PYRENEES,F-65200 BAGNERES BIGORRE,FRANCE
[8] UNIV HAWAII,INST ASTRON,HONOLULU,HI 96822
[9] NATL SOLAR OBSERV,SUNSPOT,NM 88349
[10] UNIV WISCONSIN,CTR SPACE SCI & ENGN,MADISON,WI 53706
[11] UNIV CALIF LOS ANGELES,LOS ANGELES,CA 90024
[12] UNIV CALIF SAN DIEGO,CASS,LA JOLLA,CA 92093
[13] LOWELL OBSERV,FLAGSTAFF,AZ 86001
[14] CALTECH,DIV GEOL & PLANETARY SCI,PASADENA,CA 91125
[15] UPPSALA ASTRON OBSERV,S-75120 UPPSALA,SWEDEN
[16] UNIV CHICAGO,DEPT ASTRON & ASTROPHYS,CHICAGO,IL 60637
[17] SMITHSONIAN ASTROPHYS OBSERV,CAMBRIDGE,MA 02138
[18] UNIV MASSACHUSETTS,FIVE COLL RADIO ASTRON OBSERV,AMHERST,MA 01003
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10.1126/science.272.5263.839
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Earth-based observations of Jupiter indicate that the Galileo probe probably entered Jupiter's atmosphere just inside a region that has less cloud cover and drier conditions than more than 99 percent of the rest of the planet. The visual appearance of the clouds at the site was generally dark at longer wavelengths. The tropospheric and stratospheric temperature fields have a strong longitudinal wave structure that is expected to manifest itself in the vertical temperature profile.
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页数:2
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