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Voyager 1 planetary radio astronomy observations near JupiterResults from the first low-frequency radio receiver to be transported into the Jupiter magnetosphere are reported. Dramatic new information was obtained, both because Voyager was near or in Jupiter's radio emission sources and because it was outside the relatively dense solar wind plasma of the inner solar system. Extensive radio spectral arcs, from above 30 to about 1 MHz, occurred in patterns correlated with planetary longitude. A newly discovered kilometric wavelength radio source may relate to the plasma torus near Io's orbit. In situ wave resonances near closest approach define an electron density profile along the Voyager trajectory and form the basis for a map of the torus. Detailed studies are in progress and are outlined briefly.
Document ID
19790052449
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Warwick, J. W.
(Science Applications, Inc. Boulder, CO, United States)
Pearce, J. B.
(Science Applications, Inc. Boulder, CO, United States)
Riddle, A. C.
(Science Applications, Inc. Boulder, Colo., United States)
Alexander, J. K.
(Science Applications, Inc. Boulder, CO, United States)
Desch, M. D.
(Science Applications, Inc. Boulder, CO, United States)
Kaiser, M. L.
(Science Applications, Inc. Boulder, CO, United States)
Thieman, J. R.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Laboratory for Extraterrestrial Physics, Greenbelt, Md., United States)
Carr, T. D.
(Florida, University Gainesville, Fla., United States)
Gulkis, S.
(California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena Calif., United States)
Boischot, A.
(Paris, Observatoire, Meudon Hauts-de-Seine, France)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
June 1, 1979
Publication Information
Publication: Science
Volume: 204
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
79A36462
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS7-100
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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