Colors on Jupiter

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Sep 1981

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1981jgr....86.8797o&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 86, Sept. 30, 1981, p. 8797-8814.

Physics

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Cloud Cover, Color Photography, Jupiter (Planet), Planetary Surfaces, Satellite-Borne Photography, Voyager 1 Spacecraft, Voyager 2 Spacecraft, Brightness Temperature, Cloud Photography, Image Resolution, Infrared Photography, Jupiter, Colors, Clouds, Voyager 1, Voyager 2, Latitude, Great Red Spot, Altitude, Equatorial Regions, Atmosphere, Turbulence, Pressure, Ammonia, Energy, Circulation, Photographs, Comparisons, Scattering, Stratigraphy, Features, Source Medium, Heating, Imagery

Scientific paper

The colors present in the clouds of Jupiter at the time of the Voyager encounters are described as they appear in high resolution images. It is shown that latitude, altitude and dwelltime are all critical factors in determining which colors appear where, although the identities of the responsible chromophores remain unestablished. Simultaneous ground-based 5 micron observations are used to determine the relative altitudes of the cloud systems which are characterized as white clouds, tawny clouds, dark brown cloud belts, and blue-grey hot spots in equatorial regions. Correlations between cloud color and certain latitudes have been maintained for decades, which suggests the importance of the internal energy source.

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