Abstract The International Ultraviolet Explorer (IUE) has provided both improved spectral resolution and some spatial resolution for UV observations of Jupiter. Previous satellite observations have produced albedo curves for Jupiter showing the influence of Rayleigh scattering, and of some absorber(s) shortward of 2500Å on the UV spectrum. Constraints on the abundance of several minor constituents of the Jovian atmosphere were derived from the OAO-2 data. The IUE low dispersion data has a resolution of 8Å, making it possible to detect individual molecular features. A series of C2H2 absorptions in the 1750Å region have been identified, and indications of NH3 absorptions are present in the 1950Å region.
Ultraviolet observations of Jupiter from Earth-orbiting satellites
Advances in Space Research ; 1 , 9 ; 185-191
1981-01-01
7 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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