Physics
Scientific paper
Feb 1986
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1986avwst.124...66s&link_type=abstract
Aviation Week and Space Technology (ISSN 0005-2175), vol. 124, Feb. 10, 1986, p. 66-69.
Physics
Uranus, Voyager 2, Photographs, Magnetosphere, Atmosphere, Satellites, Rings, Magnetic Properties, Magnetic Fields, Physical Properties, Energy, Rotation, Equipment, Emissions, Electroglow, Temperature, Source, Heat, Spacecraft Observations, Particles, Composition
Scientific paper
Some results from an analysis of data returned by the Voyager 2 from the Uranus encounter are reviewed. Observations have shown that the Uranus' magnetic pole is inclined from the pole of rotation by an angle of about 55 deg, the largest inclination in the solar system. The magnetic field intensity at the magnetic equator of Uranus is about 0.25 gauss, about equal to the 0.21 gauss at the equator of Saturn. Initial results indicate that the rotation rate of the planet is 16.8 + or - 0.3 hr; this uncertainty is expected to be reduced following additional analysis of the data. It has also been observed that electroglow generated by electron collisions on molecular hydrogen is present on the day side of the planet but not on the night side. Also, the discovery of a new ring, designated 1986U1R, located between the epsilon and the delta rings, is reported.
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