Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Dec 1984
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1984abas.symp...87e&link_type=abstract
In NASA. Ames Research Center Airborne Astron. Symp. p 87-93 (SEE N85-17848 08-89)
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Aerial Photography, Observation, Planetary Atmospheres, Planetary Environments, Solar System, Stellar Occultation, Mars (Planet), Saturn Rings, Scintillation, Temperature Profiles, Uranus Rings
Scientific paper
By recording the light intensity as a function of time when a planet occults a relatively bright star, the thermal structure of the upper atmosphere of the planet can be probed. The main feature of stellar occultation observations is their high spatial resolution, typically several thousand times better than the resolution achievable with ground-based imaging. Five stellar occultations have been observed. The main results of these observations are summarized. Stellar occultations have been observed on Uranus, Mars, Pallas, Neptune and the Jovian Ring.
Dunham Edward W.
Elliot James L.
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