Physics
Scientific paper
Jul 1996
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HST Proposal ID #6853
Physics
Hst Proposal Id #6853 Solar System
Scientific paper
The high spatial resolution of WFPC-2 will allow an extension of groundbased observations of interactions between Io and the Jovian plasma torus. While Voyager and Ulysses spacecraft have given us in situ snapshots of the state of the torus and identified atomic and molecular species not seen from the earth, ground based observations over a period of years have provided most of our understanding of its origin and evolution. We will use narrow-band images to observe neutral and ionized species on spatial scales smaller than the diameter of Io, just beyond the reach of groundbased observatories, in order to understand the origin and evolution of the plasma torus. HST resolution offers the unique opportunity to observe and define the `missing link' between Io's surface activity {volcanism, resurfacing, and generation of a tenuous atmosphere} and the Jovian plasma torus {which exhibits spatial structure near Io which is unresolved from the ground and variations in density and brightness on time scales from weeks to years}.
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