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The Galilean satellites as a source of CO in the Jovian upper atmosphereMaterial from the Galilean satellites of Jupiter ejected by energetic particles in the Jovian magnetosphere may provide large sources of oxygen to the parent planet. Formation of a CO molecule is the ultimate fate of an oxygen atom in the upper Jovian atmosphere. This high-altitude source of CO supports Beer and Taylor's (1978) observations and analysis, provided that the globally averaged O atom input flux is about 10 million per sq cm/sec and the eddy diffusion coefficient at the tropopause is around 1000 sq cm/sec. Implications for the possible presence of other atoms and molecules derived from the satellites are discussed.
Document ID
19790043906
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Strobel, D. F.
(U.S. Navy, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington D.C., United States)
Yung, Y. L.
(California Institute of Technology Pasadena, Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1979
Publication Information
Publication: Icarus
Volume: 37
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
79A27919
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSG-7376
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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