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Outer satellite atmospheres: their extended nature and planetary interactions. [sodium cloud of io, hydrogen torus of titan, and comet atmospheres
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Smyth, W. H. |
| Copyright Year | 1980 |
| Description | Highly developed numerical models are applied to interpret extended-atmosphere data for the sodium cloud of Io and the hydrogen torus of Titan. Solar radiation pressure was identified and verified by model calculations as the mechanism to explain two different east-west asymmetries observed in the sodium cloud. Analysis of sodium line profile data, suggesting that a Jupiter magnetospheric wind may be responsible for high speed sodium atoms emitted from Io, and preliminary modeling of the interaction of the Io plasma torus and Io's sodium cloud are also reported. Models presented for Titan's hydrogen torus are consistent both with the recent Pioneer 11 measurements and earlier Earth-orbiting observations by the Copernicus satellite. Progress is reported on developing models for extended gas and dust atmospheres of comets. |
| File Size | 2847725 |
| Page Count | 104 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19800012750 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t0ns5k17c |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1980-04-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Lunar And Planetary Exploration Comets Earth Magnetosphere Satellite Atmospheres Sodium Planetary Magnetic Fields Hydrogen Clouds Jupiter Atmosphere Solar Radiation Titan Radiation Pressure Saturn Atmosphere 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 |
