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Galileo Infrared Observations of the Shoemaker Levy 9 G and R Fireballs and SplashThe Galileo spacecraft was fortuitously situated for a direct view of the impacts of comet Shoemaker(ka)evy 9 in Jupiter's atmosphere and measurements were recorded by the Near Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (NIMS) instrument for several of the impact events. Seventeen discrete wavelength channels were used between 0.7 to 5.0 microns, obtained with a time resolution of 5 seconds. Two phases of the impact phenomena are found in the data: the initial fireball, which was evident for one minute, and subsequent fallback of impact ejecta onto the atmosphere, starting six minutes after fireball initiation.
Document ID
20060041874
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Conference Paper
External Source(s)
Authors
Carlson, R. W.
Weissman, P. R.
Hui, J.
Segura, M.
Baines, K. H.
Johnson, T. V.
Dossart, P.
Encrenaz, T.
Leader, F.
Mehlman, R.
Date Acquired
August 23, 2013
Publication Date
May 1, 1995
Meeting Information
Meeting: Space Telescope Science Symposium
Location: Baltimore, MD
Country: United States
Start Date: May 1, 1995
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
Shoemaker Levy

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