HST IMAGING OF ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA CREATED BY THE IMPACT OF COMET SHOEMAKER-LEVY-9

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作者
HAMMEL, HB [1 ]
BEEBE, RF
INGERSOLL, AP
ORTON, GS
MILLS, JR
SIMON, AA
CHODAS, P
CLARKE, JT
DEJONG, E
DOWLING, TE
HARRINGTON, J
HUBER, LF
KARKOSCHKA, E
SANTORI, CM
TOIGO, A
YEOMANS, D
WEST, RA
机构
[1] MIT, DEPT EARTH ATMOSPHER & PLANETARY SCI, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02139 USA
[2] CALTECH, DIV GEOL & PLANETARY SCI, PASADENA, CA 91125 USA
[3] CALTECH, JET PROP LAB, PASADENA, CA 91109 USA
[4] UNIV MICHIGAN, DEPT ATMOSPHER & OCEAN SCI, ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 USA
[5] UNIV ARIZONA, LUNAR & PLANETARY LAB, TUCSON, AZ 85721 USA
[6] NEW MEXICO STATE UNIV, DEPT ASTRON, LAS CRUCES, NM 88003 USA
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10.1126/science.7871425
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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
Hubble Space Telescope (HST) images reveal major atmospheric changes created by the collision of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 with Jupiter. Plumes rose to 3000 kilometers with ejection velocities on the order of 10 kilometers second(-1); some plumes were visible in the shadow of Jupiter before rising into sunlight. During some impacts, the incoming bolide may have been detected. Impact times were on average about 8 minutes later than predicted. Atmospheric waves were seen with a wave front speed of 454 +/- 20 meters second(-1). The HST images reveal impact site evolution and record the overall change in Jupiter's appearance as a result of the bombardment.
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