Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Oct 2007
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2007dps....39.1909g&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society, DPS meeting #39, #19.09; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 39, p.445
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jupiter underwent a Global Upheaval starting in summer, 2006, up to the present time. A Global Upheaval occurs when the different domains in Jupiter undergo dramatic changes, as last seen in 1990.
The current changes started in mid-2006 with the darkening of the central and southern Equatorial Zone, and the detachment of the Great Red Spot from the South Equatorial Belt (SEB). At the start of 2007, long-running activity in the SEB had ceased and two South Tropical Disturbances had appeared. In 2007 April, the North Temperate Belt underwent a violent revival initiated by bright convective centers in the fastest jet stream, and the SEB slowly faded. Then a SEB outbreak appeared in mid-May leading to the start of the revival of the SEB, even though the SEB has not fully faded yet.
Fortunately, this event was covered in unprecedented detail by various amateur astronomers around the world. This event was also partially imaged by the New Horizons spacecraft, the Hubble Space Telescope and various ground based observatories around the world. Images will be presented to show how the current upheaval developed.
de Pater Imke
Go Christopher
Joels J.
Marcus Philip
Orton Glenn
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