Computer Science
Scientific paper
Jun 1983
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1983icar...54..524s&link_type=abstract
Icarus (ISSN 0019-1035), vol. 54, June 1983, p. 524-538.
Computer Science
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Amalthea, Jupiter (Planet), Planetary Temperature, Satellite Surfaces, Temperature Profiles, Voyager 1 Spacecraft, Charged Particles, Insolation, Resistance Heating, Surface Layers, Surface Temperature, Thermal Radiation, Jupiter, Satellites, Amalthea, Observations, Temperature, Voyager 1, Iris, Models, Thermal Properties, Comparisons, Heating, Sources, Insolation, Radiation, Charged Particles, Bombardment, Shape, Flux, Emissivity, Surface
Scientific paper
The temperature profile of Amalthea's surface layer is modeled as a function of location and time of day, assuming a triaxial ellipsoid shape and thermal properties similar to those of the lunar soil. Although the major heat source is direct insolation, temperatures are slightly increased by thermal radiation from Jupiter, sunlight reflected from the planet, and charged particle bombardment. Possible sources of error in the model are discussed in detail, including satellite shape effects, unusually low emissivity, uncommonly rough surface, abnormal thermal inertia, charged particle flux variability, and Joule heating. Voyager 1 IRIS observations suggest that the Amalthean surface has an emissivity near unity, but cannot put any useful limits on the thermal inertia of the Amalthean surface layer.
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