利略对来自Io的大气排放的成像
P E Geissler1, A S McEwen, W Ip
1Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85711, USA. geissler@lpl.arizona.edu
概括
利略航天器的数据显示了Io Io.
科学领域:
- 行星科学 行星科学
- 空间物理 空间物理
- 天文学 天文学
背景情况:
- 木星的火山卫星Io表现出复杂的大气和极光现象.
- 了解Io的排放对于研究木星系统相互作用至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 在木星日食期间分析Io的扩散光学辐射.
- 描述Io的可见辐射的组成部分和空间分布.
主要方法:
- 利略航天器在Io被木星日食期间的高分辨率成像.
- 对检测到的光学辐射的光谱和空间特征进行分析.
主要成果:
- 检测三种不同的光学发射元件:蓝色 (火山羽,SO2),红色 (原子氧) 和绿色 (原子).
- 蓝色排放源于火山喷发,可能来自电子对二氧化硫的影响.
- 在四肢上观察到的红色排放,可能是原子氧,受到体等离子体的影响.
- 昏暗的绿色光集中在夜边,可能是原子.
- 在日食后,Io的圆盘平均辐射减少,而局部的蓝色发光则加剧.
结论:
- 伊奥的光学辐射是多方面的,源于火山活动和大气相互作用.
- 观测到的辐射提供了关于Io的大气组成及其与木星磁层相互作用的见解.
- 利略的观测提供了对Io的动态光环境的详细视图.
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