Gravitational Signature of Jupiter's Deep Zonal Flows

W. B. Hubbard

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Abstract

Calculations predict that, if Jupiter's observed zonal flows persist to a depth ~1000 km below the cloud layers (corresponding to a pressure ~10 kbar), they will produce gravity anomalies on the order of a few mgal in high-degree zonal components of the gravitational field, referenced to the field expanded to tenth degree. This signature would be detectable by a low-periapse Jupiter orbiter with a sensitivity to accelerations at the same level as the Galileo orbiter.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)357-359
Number of pages3
JournalIcarus
Volume137
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 1 1999

Keywords

  • Atmospheres
  • Dynamics
  • Interior
  • Jupiter

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Space and Planetary Science

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