Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Mar 1994
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994aj....107.1175h&link_type=abstract
Astronomical Journal (ISSN 0004-6256), vol. 107, no. 3, p. 1175-1181
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Callisto, Ephemeris Time, Ganymede, Radar Astronomy, Radar Range, Time Lag, Antennas, Circular Polarization, Convolution Integrals, Cross Correlation, Doppler Effect, Radar Tracking, Telescopes, Jupiter, Satellites, Ganymede, Callisto, Radar Methods, Ephemerides, Earth-Based Observations, Geometry, Analysis, Orbit, Radar Ranging, Astrometry, Techniques, Procedure
Scientific paper
Arecibo observations from 1992 February to March have yielded the first successful radar range measurements to the Galilean satellites. Round-up time delays were measured for Ganymede and Callisto with accuracies of 20 to 50 micrometer (3 to 7 km) and 90 micrometer (14 km), respectively. Both satellites showed round-trip delay residuals (relative to the E-3 ephemeris) of about a millisecond, most of which can be attributed to errors in the predicted along-track positions (orbital phases). Using a simple model that assumed that all of the ephemeris error was due to constant orbital phase and Jupiter range errors we estimate that Ganymede was leading its ephemeris by 122 +/- 4 km, Callisto was lagging its ephemeris by 307 +/- 14 km, and Jupiter was 11 +/- 4 km more distant than predicted by the PEP740 planetary ephemeris.
Chandler John F.
Harmon John K.
Hudson Raymond Scott
Ostro Steven J.
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