Jovian Auroral Variability Due to the Solar Wind/Magnetosphere Interaction

Other

Scientific paper

Rate now

  [ 0.00 ] – not rated yet Voters 0   Comments 0

Details

Hst Proposal Id #8657 Solar System

Scientific paper

instrumentSTIS HST/STIS observations of Jupiter's aurora have revealed many fascinating and detailed aspects of these complex and energetic emission processes. The main UV emissions and their morphologies have been determined, with different emissions varying on time scales from seconds to days. With observations spaced months apart, and no record of the solar wind conditions near Jupiter, however, it has not been possible to determine the cause and effect relations governing the many variations. A unique opportunity to study these complex variations will exist when the Cassini spacecraft flys by Jupiter in December 2000. We propose to perform STIS observations of Jupiter's UV aurora in two campaigns along with Cassini measurements of the solar wind before closest approach, then another campaign when Cassini is just past Jupiter and looking back at the night side aurora. The proposed series of STIS observations, covering nearly complete Jupiter rotations, will permit us to perform several known key measurements of the auroral emissions, and also to study uniquely the effects of solar wind variations on the auroral morphology.

No associations

LandOfFree

Say what you really think

Search LandOfFree.com for scientists and scientific papers. Rate them and share your experience with other people.

Rating

Jovian Auroral Variability Due to the Solar Wind/Magnetosphere Interaction does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Jovian Auroral Variability Due to the Solar Wind/Magnetosphere Interaction, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Jovian Auroral Variability Due to the Solar Wind/Magnetosphere Interaction will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

     

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1720341

  Search
All data on this website is collected from public sources. Our data reflects the most accurate information available at the time of publication.