Outer satellite atmospheres: Their nature and planetary interactions

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Dec 1978

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1978aeri.rept.....s&link_type=abstract

Final Report, Jun. - Dec. 1978 Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Inc., Cambridge, MA.

Computer Science

Amalthea, Atmospheric Models, Callisto, Ganymede, Planetary Atmospheres, Titan, Atmospheric Composition, Hydrogen Clouds, Io, Jupiter (Planet), Planetary Magnetic Fields, Saturn (Planet)

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Results show that Amalthea is likely to form a tightly-bound partial toroidal-shaped hydrogen cloud about its planet, while Ganymede, Callisto and Titan may have rather large, complete and nearly symmetric toroidal-shaped clouds. The toroidal cloud for Amalthea compares favorably with spacecraft data of Pioneer 10 for a satellite escape flux of order 10 to the 11th power atoms/sq cm/sec. Model results for Ganymede, Callisto and Titan suggest that these extended hydrogen atmospheres are likely to be detected by the Voyager spacecrafts and that Titan's cloud might also be detected by the Pioneer 11 spacecraft. Ions created because of atoms lost through ionization processes from these four extended hydrogen atmospheres and from the sodium cloud of Io are discussed.

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