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Outer satellite atmospheres: their nature and planetary interactions. [atmospheric models for amalthea, ganymede, callisto, and titan are presented
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Smyth, W. H. |
| Copyright Year | 1978 |
| Description | 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. |
| File Size | 3877930 |
| Page Count | 84 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19790013808 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t96738189 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1978-12-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Lunar And Planetary Exploration Planetary Atmospheres Saturn Planet Atmospheric Composition Planetary Magnetic Fields Atmospheric Models Amalthea Hydrogen Clouds Callisto Jupiter Planet Titan Ganymede Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
