Interiors of the giant planets

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Sep 1986

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1986lpl..rept.....h&link_type=abstract

Semiannual Report, 1 Oct. 1985 - 1 Apr. 1986 Arizona Univ., Tucson. Lunar and Planetary Lab.

Physics

Geodesy, Neptune (Planet), Neptune Atmosphere, Occultation, Planetary Rings, Absorptivity, Angular Velocity, Ephemeris Time, Flattening, Planetary Rotation, Temperature Profiles

Scientific paper

The Neptune central flash data obtained from the August 20, 1985 occultation was analyzed. The three main objectives of the analysis, which combined the study of the CTIO data with the ESO data obtained by the Meudon groups were: deduce the oblateness, equatorial radius, and pole positon angle of Neptune from a combined analysis of the limb-occultation and central-flash data; determine the temperature/absorption profile in Neptune's atmosphere in the region probed by the occultation data (from 1 microbar to about 0.2 mbar), as well as atmospheric distortions produced by waves or turbulence; and search for additional Neptune ring arcs. Results were discussed in terms of the three main objectives.

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