Jupiter's interior and deep atmosphere: The initial pole-To-pole passes with the Juno spacecraft

S. J. Bolton; A. Adriani; V. Adumitroaie; M. Allison; J. Anderson; S. Atreya; J. Bloxham; S. Brown; J. E.P. Connerney; E. DeJong; W. Folkner; D. Gautier; D. Grassi; S. Gulkis; T. Guillot; C. Hansen; W. B. Hubbard; L. Iess; A. Ingersoll; M. Janssen; J. Jorgensen; Y. Kaspi; S. M. Levin; C. Li; J. Lunine; Y. Miguel; A. Mura; G. Orton; T. Owen; M. Ravine; E. Smith; P. Steffes; E. Stone; D. Stevenson; R. Thorne; J. Waite; D. Durante; R. W. Ebert; K. T. Greathouse; V. Hue; M. Parisi; J. R. Szalay; R. Wilson

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Jupiter's interior and deep atmosphere: The initial pole-To-pole passes with the Juno spacecraft

S. J. Bolton, A. Adriani, V. Adumitroaie, M. Allison, J. Anderson, S. Atreya, J. Bloxham, S. Brown, J. E.P. Connerney, E. DeJong, W. Folkner, D. Gautier, D. Grassi, S. Gulkis, T. Guillot, C. Hansen, W. B. Hubbard, L. Iess, A. Ingersoll, M. JanssenJ. Jorgensen, Y. Kaspi, S. M. Levin, C. Li, J. Lunine, Y. Miguel, A. Mura, G. Orton, T. Owen, M. Ravine, E. Smith, P. Steffes, E. Stone, D. Stevenson, R. Thorne, J. Waite, D. Durante, R. W. Ebert, K. T. Greathouse, V. Hue, M. Parisi, J. R. Szalay, R. Wilson

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On 27 August 2016, the Juno spacecraft acquired science observations of Jupiter, passing less than 5000 kilometers above the equatorial cloud tops. Images of Jupiter's poles show a chaotic scene, unlike Saturn's poles. Microwave sounding reveals weather features at pressures deeper than 100 bars, dominated by an ammonia-rich, narrow low-latitude plume resembling a deeper, wider version of Earth's Hadley cell. Near-infrared mapping reveals the relative humidity within prominent downwelling regions. Juno's measured gravity field differs substantially from the last available estimate and is one order of magnitude more precise. This has implications for the distribution of heavy elements in the interior, including the existence and mass of Jupiter's core. The observed magnetic field exhibits smaller spatial variations than expected, indicative of a rich harmonic content.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	821-825
Number of pages	5
Journal	Science
Volume	356
Issue number	6340
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aal2108
State	Published - May 26 2017

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Bolton, S. J., Adriani, A., Adumitroaie, V., Allison, M., Anderson, J., Atreya, S., Bloxham, J., Brown, S., Connerney, J. E. P., DeJong, E., Folkner, W., Gautier, D., Grassi, D., Gulkis, S., Guillot, T., Hansen, C., Hubbard, W. B., Iess, L., Ingersoll, A., ... Wilson, R. (2017). Jupiter's interior and deep atmosphere: The initial pole-To-pole passes with the Juno spacecraft. Science, 356(6340), 821-825. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aal2108

Bolton, SJ, Adriani, A, Adumitroaie, V, Allison, M, Anderson, J, Atreya, S, Bloxham, J, Brown, S, Connerney, JEP, DeJong, E, Folkner, W, Gautier, D, Grassi, D, Gulkis, S, Guillot, T, Hansen, C, Hubbard, WB, Iess, L, Ingersoll, A, Janssen, M, Jorgensen, J, Kaspi, Y, Levin, SM, Li, C, Lunine, J, Miguel, Y, Mura, A, Orton, G, Owen, T, Ravine, M, Smith, E, Steffes, P, Stone, E, Stevenson, D, Thorne, R, Waite, J, Durante, D, Ebert, RW, Greathouse, KT, Hue, V, Parisi, M, Szalay, JR & Wilson, R 2017, 'Jupiter's interior and deep atmosphere: The initial pole-To-pole passes with the Juno spacecraft', Science, vol. 356, no. 6340, pp. 821-825. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aal2108

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