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Science 18 October 1996: Vol. 274. no. 5286, pp. 404 - 409 DOI: 10.1126/science.274.5286.404
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Far-Ultraviolet Imaging of Jupiter's Aurora and the Io
"Footprint"
John T. Clarke,
*
Gilda E. Ballester,
John Trauger,
Robin Evans,
J. E. P. Connerney,
Karl Stapelfeldt,
David Crisp,
Paul D. Feldman,
Christopher J. Burrows,
Stefano Casertano,
John S. Gallagher III,
Richard E. Griffiths,
J. Jeff Hester,
John G. Hoessel,
Jon A. Holtzman,
John E. Krist,
Vikki Meadows,
Jeremy R. Mould,
Paul A. Scowen,
Alan M. Watson,
James A. Westphal
Far-ultraviolet images of Jupiter from the Hubble Space Telescope
Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 reveal polar auroral emissions at 300 kilometer resolution and three times higher sensitivity than previously
achieved. Persistent features include a main oval containing most of
the emission and magnetically connected to the middle magnetosphere,
diffuse and variable emissions poleward of the main oval, and discrete
emission from Io's magnetic footprint equatorward of the oval. The
auroral emissions are variable, exhibit magnetic conjugacy, and are
visible above the planet limb. All emissions approximately co-rotate
with Jupiter except the Io "footprint," which is fixed along Io's
magnetic flux tube.
J. T. Clarke and G. E. Ballester, Space Physics Research
Laboratory, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
J. Trauger, R. Evans, K. Stapelfeldt, D. Crisp, V. Meadows, Jet
Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA.
J. E. P. Connerney, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
20771, USA.
P. D. Feldman and R. E. Griffiths, Department of Physics and Astronomy,
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA.
C. J. Burrows, S. Casertano, J. E. Krist, Space Telescope Science
Institute, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA.
J. S. Gallagher III and J. G. Hoessel, Department of Astronomy,
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
J. J. Hester and P. A. Scowen, Department of Astronomy, Arizona State
University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA.
J. A. Holtzman and A. M. Watson, Department of Astronomy, New Mexico
State University, Las Cruces, NM 88003, USA.
J. R. Mould, Mount Stromlo and Siding Springs Observatories, Australian
National University, Weston Creek, ACT 2611, Australia.
J. A. Westphal, Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences,
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA.
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To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail:
clarke{at}umich.edu
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- Time-Resolved Observations of Jupiter's Far-Ultraviolet Aurora.
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