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Ongoing analysis of jupiter's equatorial hotspots and plumes from cassini
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Showmwn, A. P. Vasavada, A. R. Choi, D. S. Simon-Miller, A. A. |
| Copyright Year | 2012 |
| Description | We present updated results from our ongoing analysis of Cassini observations of Jupiter's equatorial meteorology. For two months preceding the spacecraft's closest approach of the planet, the ISS instrument onboard Cassini regularly imaged the atmosphere of Jupiter. We created time-lapse movies from this period that show the complex activity and interactions of the equatorial atmosphere. During this period, hot spots exhibited significant variations in size and shape over timescales of days and weeks. Some of these changes appear to be a result of interactions with passing vortex systems in adjacent latitudes. Strong anticyclonic gyres to the southeast of the dark areas converge with flow from the west and appear to circulate into a hot spot at its southwestern corner. |
| File Size | 756678 |
| Page Count | 2 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20120013463 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t8rc22082 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2012-09-23 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration Cassini Mission Chronophotography Morphology Jupiter Atmosphere Clouds Meteorology Anticyclones Jupiter Planet Plumes Equatorial Atmosphere Planetary Meteorology Gyres Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Presentation |
