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Measurement of Jupiter’s asymmetric gravity field

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  • L. Iess

    (Sapienza Università di Roma)

  • W. M. Folkner

    (Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology)

  • D. Durante

    (Sapienza Università di Roma)

  • M. Parisi

    (Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology)

  • Y. Kaspi

    (Weizmann Institute of Science)

  • E. Galanti

    (Weizmann Institute of Science)

  • T. Guillot

    (Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur)

  • W. B. Hubbard

    (Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona)

  • D. J. Stevenson

    (California Institute of Technology)

  • J. D. Anderson

    (Southwest Research Institute)

  • D. R. Buccino

    (Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology)

  • L. Gomez Casajus

    (Università di Bologna)

  • A. Milani

    (Università di Pisa)

  • R. Park

    (Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology)

  • P. Racioppa

    (Sapienza Università di Roma)

  • D. Serra

    (Università di Pisa)

  • P. Tortora

    (Università di Bologna)

  • M. Zannoni

    (Università di Bologna)

  • H. Cao

    (California Institute of Technology)

  • R. Helled

    (University of Zurich)

  • J. I. Lunine

    (Cornell University)

  • Y. Miguel

    (Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur)

  • B. Militzer

    (University of California)

  • S. Wahl

    (University of California)

  • J. E. P. Connerney

    (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center)

  • S. M. Levin

    (Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology)

  • S. J. Bolton

    (Southwest Research Institute)

Abstract

Precise Doppler tracking of the Juno spacecraft in its polar orbit around Jupiter is used to determine the planet’s gravity harmonics, showing north–south asymmetry caused by atmospheric and interior flows.

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  • L. Iess & W. M. Folkner & D. Durante & M. Parisi & Y. Kaspi & E. Galanti & T. Guillot & W. B. Hubbard & D. J. Stevenson & J. D. Anderson & D. R. Buccino & L. Gomez Casajus & A. Milani & R. Park & P. R, 2018. "Measurement of Jupiter’s asymmetric gravity field," Nature, Nature, vol. 555(7695), pages 220-222, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:555:y:2018:i:7695:d:10.1038_nature25776
    DOI: 10.1038/nature25776
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    1. Daniele Durante & Tristan Guillot & Luciano Iess & David J. Stevenson & Christopher R. Mankovich & Steve Markham & Eli Galanti & Yohai Kaspi & Marco Zannoni & Luis Gomez Casajus & Giacomo Lari & Marzi, 2022. "Juno spacecraft gravity measurements provide evidence for normal modes of Jupiter," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-8, December.

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