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 …

Microwave observations reveal the deep extent and structure of Jupiter's atmospheric vortices

SJ Bolton, SM Levin, T Guillot, C Li, Y Kaspi, G Orton… - Science, 2021 - science.org
Jupiter's atmosphere has a system of zones and belts punctuated by small and large
vortices, the largest being the Great Red Spot. How these features change with depth is …

Juno spacecraft gravity measurements provide evidence for normal modes of Jupiter

D Durante, T Guillot, L Iess, DJ Stevenson… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The Juno spacecraft has been collecting data to shed light on the planet's origin and
characterize its interior structure. The onboard gravity science experiment based on X-band …

Hazy blue worlds: a holistic aerosol model for Uranus and Neptune, including dark spots

PGJ Irwin, NA Teanby, LN Fletcher… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
We present a reanalysis (using the Minnaert limb‐darkening approximation) of visible/near‐
infrared (0.3–2.5 μm) observations of Uranus and Neptune made by several instruments. We …

Giant planets from the inside-out

T Guillot, LN Fletcher, R Helled, M Ikoma… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2022 - arxiv.org
Giant planets acquire gas, ices and rocks during the early formation stages of planetary
systems and thus inform us on the formation process itself. Proceeding from inside out …

Direct driving of simulated planetary jets by upscale energy transfer

VGA Böning, P Wulff, W Dietrich, J Wicht… - Astronomy & …, 2023 - aanda.org
Context. The precise mechanism that forms jets and large-scale vortices on the giant planets
is unknown. An inverse cascade has been suggested by several studies. Alternatively …

[PDF][PDF] 2021 年空间科学与深空探测热点回眸

时蓬, 白青江, 王琴, 李明, 范全林 - 科技导报, 2022 - kjdb.org
摘要2021 年全球空间科学探索与发现热点竞相涌现. 聚焦非载人航天, 按空间天文, 日球层物理,
行星科学, 空间地球科学等学科领域, 梳理了各国空间科学任务的年度重要代表性成果 …

The oscillatory motion of Jupiter's polar cyclones results from vorticity dynamics

N Gavriel, Y Kaspi - Geophysical research letters, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The polar cyclone at Jupiter's south pole and the five cyclones surrounding it oscillate in
position and interact. These cyclones, observed since 2016 by NASA's Juno mission …

Kronoseismology. VI. Reading the recent history of Saturn's gravity field in its rings

MM Hedman, PD Nicholson… - The Planetary …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Saturn's C ring contains multiple structures that appear to be density waves driven by time-
variable anomalies in the planet's gravitational field. Semiempirical extensions of density …

Depth dependent dynamics explain the equatorial jet difference between Jupiter and Saturn

K Duer, E Galanti, Y Kaspi - Geophysical Research Letters, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Jupiter's equatorial eastward zonal flows reach wind velocities of∼ 100 ms− 1, while on
Saturn they are three times as strong and extend about twice as wide in latitude, despite the …