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A new interpretation of the Io UV footprint morphology
Bonfond, Bertrand; Grodent, Denis; Gérard, Jean-Claude et al.
2007European Planetary Science Congress 2007
 

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Keywords :
Io footprint; Jupiter
Abstract :
[en] The electromagnetic interaction between Io and the jovian magnetic field leads to an auroral UV footprint consisting of single or multiple UV spots in both jovian hemi- spheres. According to current theories, the perturbation induced by the motion of Io in the plasma torus propagates along the field lines in the form of Alfvén waves and finally causes electron precipitation in the jovian ionosphere. The occurrence and mul- tiplicity of the secondary spots appear to be related to the position of Io in the plasma torus and have been attributed to partial reflections of the Alfvén waves on the torus boundaries. Nevertheless, the discrepancies between the predicted inter-spot distances and the measurements were found difficult to explain. Additionally, some crucial con- figurations of Io in the torus had never been observed. Our recent HST/ACS observations of the footprint in so far unexplored Io-plasma torus configurations lead to the finding of a new feature in the footprint: a faint spot upstream of the main spot. The observations of this precursor emission, together with the inconsistencies related to the inter-spot distances, suggest a new interpretation of the footprint morphology. We propose that the precursor and the first secondary spot stem from the same mechanism and we interpret them as the counterparts of the main spot occurring in the opposite hemisphere.
Disciplines :
Space science, astronomy & astrophysics
Author, co-author :
Bonfond, Bertrand  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Labo de physique atmosphérique et planétaire (LPAP)
Grodent, Denis  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Labo de physique atmosphérique et planétaire (LPAP)
Gérard, Jean-Claude  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO)
Radioti, Aikaterini ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Labo de physique atmosphérique et planétaire (LPAP)
Language :
English
Title :
A new interpretation of the Io UV footprint morphology
Publication date :
2007
Event name :
European Planetary Science Congress 2007
Event organizer :
Europlanet
Event place :
Potsdam, Germany
Event date :
du 20 Août 2007 au 24 Août 2007
Audience :
International
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