Physics
Scientific paper
Jun 1981
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1981georl...8..625f&link_type=abstract
Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 8, June 1981, p. 625-628.
Physics
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Brightness, Condensation, Io, Solar Eclipses, Sublimation, Sulfur Dioxides, Frost, Half Life, Planetary Atmospheres, Planetary Radiation, Jupiter, Satellites, Sulfur Dioxide, Condensation, Data, Distribution, Sublimation, Eclipses, Brightness, Atmosphere, Vapor Pressure, Frost, Kinetics, Longitude, Latitude, Temperatures, Io, Abundance, Volcanism, Saturation
Scientific paper
It is shown that each of the three quantifiable brightening characteristics (i.e., amplitude, time-scale /half-life/, and temporal variability) suggests that brightening of Io may be due to condensation and sublimation of SO2 frost. This is concentrated within a region that encompasses both the subsolar points at the time of entrance into and emergence from eclipse, and volcanic sources. Qualitatively and intuitively, an SO2 frost hypothesis is found to provide good possibilities for explaining any variations in Io's ability to brighten, which may occur on a time scale of years.
Banerdt Bruce W.
Cruikshank Dale P.
Fanale Fraser P.
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