Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Nov 1979
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1979sci...206..962s&link_type=abstract
Science, vol. 206, Nov. 23, 1979, p. 962-966.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Jupiter (Planet), Spaceborne Astronomy, Spectrum Analysis, Ultraviolet Spectra, Voyager 2 Spacecraft, Auroral Zones, Electron Precipitation, Hydrogen, Io, Lyman Alpha Radiation, Planetary Magnetic Fields
Scientific paper
The extensive Voyager 2 EUV spectral observations of the Jovian planetary system have produced a number of significant results. The positions of the auroral zones have been defined with the aid of support imaging to the extent that the aurora is now known to correspond to the location of the planetary magnetic field lines intersecting the Io plasma torus. The observations do not preclude the possibility of a simultaneous magnetotail aurora, but if present it must not be a dominant component. Emission in molecular hydrogen has been detected from the equatorial regions of Jupiter, which indicates planetwide electron precipitation. Hydrogen Lyman alpha from the dark side of the planet has been measured at an intensity of about 1 kilorayleigh. Occultation of Alpha Leonis by Jupiter has been observed, and the data are being analyzed in detail.
Ajello Joseph M.
Atreya Sushil K.
Belton Michael J. S.
Bertaux Jean Loup
Blamont E. J. E. J.
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