A possible detection of Jupiter's northern auroral S1(1) H2 quadrupole line emission

An upper limit is presently determined for the mean intensity of the Jupiter northern Auroral UV/thermal hot spot's S1(1) H2 quadrupole emission, over an 8 sq arcsec illuminated beam; the value obtained is 4.2 X 10 to the -6th W/sq m per sr. It is suggested that the nonradiative deexitation of the H2 molecules via collisions with H may have been underestimated by Kim and Maguire (1986), due to uncertainties concerning auroral H density.