Jupiter science enabled by ESA's Jupiter icy moons explorer

LN Fletcher, T Cavalié, D Grassi, R Hueso… - Space science …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) will provide a detailed investigation of the
Jovian system in the 2030s, combining a suite of state-of-the-art instruments with an orbital …

Cassini exploration of the planet Saturn: A comprehensive review

AP Ingersoll - Space science reviews, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Before Cassini, scientists viewed Saturn's unique features only from Earth and from
three spacecraft flying by. During more than a decade orbiting the gas giant, Cassini studied …

A high spatial and spectral resolution study of Jupiter's mid-infrared auroral emissions and their response to a solar wind compression

JA Sinclair, TK Greathouse, RS Giles… - The Planetary …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We present mid-infrared spectroscopy of Jupiter's mid-to-high latitudes using the Gemini-
North/Texas Echelon Cross Echelle Spectrograph on 2017 March 17–19. These …

[HTML][HTML] First direct measurement of auroral and equatorial jets in the stratosphere of Jupiter

T Cavalié, B Benmahi, V Hue, R Moreno… - Astronomy & …, 2021 - aanda.org
Context. The tropospheric wind pattern in Jupiter consists of alternating prograde and
retrograde zonal jets with typical velocities of up to 100 ms− 1 around the equator. At much …

A hexagon in Saturn's northern stratosphere surrounding the emerging summertime polar vortex

LN Fletcher, GS Orton, JA Sinclair, S Guerlet… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Saturn's polar stratosphere exhibits the seasonal growth and dissipation of broad, warm
vortices poleward of~ 75° latitude, which are strongest in the summer and absent in winter …

Enhanced C2H2 Absorption Within Jupiter's Southern Auroral Oval From Juno UVS Observations

RS Giles, V Hue, TK Greathouse… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Reflected sunlight observations from the Ultraviolet Spectrograph (UVS) on the Juno
spacecraft were used to study the distribution of acetylene (C2H2) at Jupiter's south pole …

Long-term variability of Jupiter's northern auroral 8-μm CH4 emissions

JA Sinclair, R West, JM Barbara, C Tao, GS Orton… - Icarus, 2023 - Elsevier
We present a study of the long term variability of Jupiter's mid-infrared CH 4 auroral
emissions. 7.7–7.9 μ m images of Jupiter recorded by NASA's Infrared Telescope Facility …

The polar stratosphere of Jupiter

V Hue, T Cavalié, JA Sinclair, X Zhang… - Space Science …, 2024 - Springer
Observations of the Jovian upper atmosphere at high latitudes in the UV, IR and mm/sub-
mm all indicate that the chemical distributions and thermal structure are broadly influenced …

Mapping H3+ Temperatures in Jupiter's Northern Auroral Ionosphere Using VLT‐CRIRES

RE Johnson, H Melin, TS Stallard, C Tao… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
We present a detailed study of the H3+ auroral emissions at Jupiter, using data taken on 31
December 2012 with the long‐slit Echelle spectrometer CRIRES (ESO‐VLT). From this data …

Spatial Variations in the Altitude of the CH4 Homopause at Jupiter's Mid-to-high Latitudes, as Constrained from IRTF-TEXES Spectra

JA Sinclair, TK Greathouse, RS Giles… - The Planetary …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
We present an analysis of IRTF-TEXES spectra of Jupiter's mid-to-high latitudes in order to
test the hypothesis that the CH 4 homopause altitude is higher in Jupiter's auroral regions …