Time-resolved observations of Jupiter's far-ultraviolet aurora

被引:71
作者
Ballester, GE
Clarke, JT
Trauger, JT
Harris, WM
Stapelfeldt, KR
Crisp, D
Evans, RW
Burgh, EB
Burrows, CJ
Casertano, S
Gallagher, JS
Griffiths, RE
Hester, JJ
Hoessel, JG
Holtzman, JA
Krist, JE
Meadows, V
Mould, JR
Sahai, R
Scowen, PA
Watson, AM
Westphal, JA
机构
[1] CALTECH,JET PROP LAB,PASADENA,CA 91109
[2] UNIV WISCONSIN,DEPT ASTRON,MADISON,WI 53706
[3] JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV,DEPT PHYS & ASTRON,BALTIMORE,MD 21218
[4] SPACE TELESCOPE SCI INST,BALTIMORE,MD 21218
[5] ARIZONA STATE UNIV,DEPT ASTRON,TEMPE,AZ 85287
[6] NEW MEXICO STATE UNIV,DEPT ASTRON,LAS CRUCES,NM 88003
[7] AUSTRALIAN NATL UNIV,MT STROMLO & SIDING SPRING OBSERV,WESTON,ACT 2611,AUSTRALIA
[8] CALTECH,DIV GEOL & PLANETARY SCI,PASADENA,CA 91125
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10.1126/science.274.5286.409
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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];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Simultaneous imaging and spectroscopic observations of Jupiter's far-ultraviolet aurora covering half a jovian rotation were made on 31 May 1994, The Hubble Space Telescope Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 images revealed dramatic and rapidly changing auroral features, including discrete longitudinal structures along the auroral ovals, with variable contrast; a poleward offset in a north oval sector, showing equatorward motion near dusk; emissions polewards of the ovals, apparently co-rotating; and a bright event developing near the dawn limb. Viewing geometry effects explain the rotational intensity modulation observed by the International Ultraviolet Explorer, without intrinsic longitudinal asymmetries.
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页数:5
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