Jovian Stratospheric and Tropospheric Circulation and Structure During the Galileo-Probe-Entry Epoch

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Jul 1995

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HST Proposal ID #6009

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Hst Proposal Id #6009 Solar System

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The primary scientific objective of this proposal is to continue the investigation of the dynamics of Jupiter's atmosphere. The observations for Cycle 5 are targeted to provide information in two specific areas: 1. monitoring the evolution of the stratospheric hazes generated by the Shoemaker-Levy 9 impacts to obtain information related to meridional circulation of the stratosphere, 2. characterizing the equatorial region of the planet for the Galileo probe entry. These objectives are an essential part of a larger research effort that includes the acquisition and analysis of data from the Galileo orbiter and probe, groundbased facilities, the Voyager flybys and previous HST programs. The goal of this effort is to understand the general meteorology of Jupiter's atmosphere and the transport processes that occur within it. Filters and observing sequences have been chosen that will allow us to use WFPC2 to characterize horizontal motions, vertical structure, and the spatial and temporal variations of the cloud deck. Due to the limited data rate from Galileo, HST/WFPC2 is the prime instrument to characterize the state of the Jovian atmosphere before and during the probe entry epoch. Two sequences, pre- and post-Galileo probe entry, are requested to help define whether the probe data are typical of the latitude of entry {6.6 +/- 0.5 degrees N planetocentric} and the extent to which they can be extrapolated to other latitudes.

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