Voyager 2 at Uranus - A synopsis of atmospheric science results

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Jan 1987

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1987aiaa.meetq....w&link_type=abstract

AIAA, Aerospace Sciences Meeting, 25th, Reno, NV, Jan. 12-15, 1987. 3 p. NASA-supported research.

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Atmospheric Composition, Uranus Atmosphere, Voyager 2 Spacecraft, Atmospheric Circulation, Auroras, Lyman Alpha Radiation, Methane, Planetary Rotation, Upper Atmosphere

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Knowledge of the Uranian atmosphere took a quantum leap when the Voyager 2 spacecraft made a close approach in January 1986. Among the highlights of the early results are measurements of the atmospheric composition (He mole fraction = 0.15; Ch4 mole fraction = 0.02), rotation period of the deep interior (17.24 h), thermal structure and dynamics (the planet is coldest at midlatitudes; retrograde equatorial winds are inferred), and upper-atmosphere processes (a phenomenon called electroglow is only partly understood and is recognized as an important process n all the major-planet atmospheres examined by Voyager).

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