Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jan 1978
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1978icar...33..203n&link_type=abstract
Icarus, vol. 33, Jan. 1978, p. 203-209. NASA-supported research.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Brightness, Eclipses, Io, Solar Activity Effects, Solar Flares, Astronomical Models, Data Correlation, Planetary Atmospheres, Io, Brightness, Eclipses, Solar Flares, Atmosphere, Surface, Particle Flux, Radiation, Thermoluminescence
Scientific paper
In 6 of the 7 instances where posteclipse brightening of Io has been reported by observers using blue filters, a major solar flare occurred within 10 degrees of the sub-Jovian longitude in the 100-day interval prior to observation. In none of the 18 instances where no posteclipse brightening was observed did such a flare occur. It is proposed that a phenomenon associated with a major solar flare causes an increase in the trapped particle flux at Io's orbit by an order of magnitude. The posteclipse brightening may be caused by thermoluminescence of Io's surface material upon emergence. Alternatively, it is possible that the increase in trapped particle flux would warm the surface, creating a temporary atmosphere which would precipitate during eclipse cooling and vaporize in the period of warming after reemergence.
Hapke Bruce W.
Nelson Robert M.
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