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Earth-Based Observations of the Galileo Probe Entry Site

1996; American Association for the Advancement of Science; Volume: 272; Issue: 5263 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1126/science.272.5263.839

1095-9203

Glenn S. Orton, J. L. Ortiz, K. H. Baines, G. L. Bjoraker, U. Carsenty, F. Colas, Aditya Dayal, Drake Deming, P. Drossart, Eric Frappa, J. Friedson, J. D. Goguen, W. Golisch, D. Griep, C. Hernández, W. F. Hoffmann, D. Jennings, C. Kaminski, J. R. Kuhn, P. Laques, S. S. Limaye, H. Lin, J. Lecacheux, T. Z. Martin, G. H. McCabe, T. Momary, David Parker, R. C. Puetter, Michael E. Ressler, Guillermo López Reyes, Pedro V. Sada, J. R. Spencer, J. N. Spitale, Sarah T. Stewart, J. R. Varsik, J. Warell, Walter J. Wild, P. Yanamandra-Fisher, G. G. Fazio, Joseph L. Hora, L. K. Deutsch,

Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies

Earth-based observations of Jupiter indicate that the Galileo probe probably entered Jupiter's atmosphere just inside a region that has less cloud cover and drier conditions than more than 99 percent of the rest of the planet. The visual appearance of the clouds at the site was generally dark at longer wavelengths. The tropospheric and stratospheric temperature fields have a strong longitudinal wave structure that is expected to manifest itself in the vertical temperature profile.