Article (Scientific journals)
Jupiter's magnetosphere and aurorae observed by the Juno spacecraft during its first polar orbits
Connerney, J. E. P.; Adriani, A.; Allegrini, F. et al.
2017In Science, 356 (6340), p. 826-832
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
 

Files


Full Text
826.full.pdf
Publisher postprint (5.74 MB)
Download

All documents in ORBi are protected by a user license.

Send to



Details



Keywords :
Jupiter; Juno; magnetosphere; aurora
Abstract :
[en] Jupiter is the largest and most massive planet in our solar system. NASA’s Juno spacecraft arrived at Jupiter on 4 July 2016 and made its first close pass on 27 August 2016. Bolton et al. present results from Juno’s flight just above the cloud tops, including images of weather in the polar regions and measurements of the magnetic and gravitational fields. Juno also used microwaves to peer below the visible surface, spotting gas welling up from the deep interior. Connerney et al. measured Jupiter’s aurorae and plasma environment, both as Juno approached the planet and during its first close orbit.Science, this issue p. 821, p. 826The Juno spacecraft acquired direct observations of the jovian magnetosphere and auroral emissions from a vantage point above the poles. Juno’s capture orbit spanned the jovian magnetosphere from bow shock to the planet, providing magnetic field, charged particle, and wave phenomena context for Juno’s passage over the poles and traverse of Jupiter’s hazardous inner radiation belts. Juno’s energetic particle and plasma detectors measured electrons precipitating in the polar regions, exciting intense aurorae, observed simultaneously by the ultraviolet and infrared imaging spectrographs. Juno transited beneath the most intense parts of the radiation belts, passed about 4000 kilometers above the cloud tops at closest approach, well inside the jovian rings, and recorded the electrical signatures of high-velocity impacts with small particles as it traversed the equator.
Research center :
STAR - Space sciences, Technologies and Astrophysics Research - ULiège
Disciplines :
Space science, astronomy & astrophysics
Author, co-author :
Connerney, J. E. P.
Adriani, A.
Allegrini, F.
Bagenal, F.
Bolton, S. J.
Bonfond, Bertrand  ;  Université de Liège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Labo de physique atmosphérique et planétaire (LPAP)
Cowley, S. W. H.
Gérard, Jean-Claude  ;  Université de Liège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO)
Gladstone, G. R.
Grodent, Denis  ;  Université de Liège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Labo de physique atmosphérique et planétaire (LPAP)
Hospodarsky, G.
Jorgensen, J. L.
Kurth, W. S.
Levin, S. M.
Mauk, B.
McComas, D. J.
Mura, A.
Paranicas, C.
Smith, E. J.
Thorne, R. M.
Valek, P.
Waite, J.
More authors (12 more) Less
Language :
English
Title :
Jupiter's magnetosphere and aurorae observed by the Juno spacecraft during its first polar orbits
Publication date :
2017
Journal title :
Science
ISSN :
0036-8075
eISSN :
1095-9203
Publisher :
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Volume :
356
Issue :
6340
Pages :
826-832
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Funders :
BELSPO - SPP Politique scientifique - Service Public Fédéral de Programmation Politique scientifique
Available on ORBi :
since 26 May 2017

Statistics


Number of views
299 (11 by ULiège)
Number of downloads
206 (4 by ULiège)

Scopus citations®
 
108
Scopus citations®
without self-citations
37
OpenCitations
 
98

Bibliography


Similar publications



Contact ORBi