Extended atmospheres of outer planet satellites and comets. Annual report, 1 August 1985-31 July 1986
An analysis of the extended atmospheres of outer planet satellites and comets is made. Primary emphasis is placed on cometary atmospheres because of the return of Comet P/Halley. As part of a collaborative effort with A.I.F. Stewart, observations of the hydrogen coma of Comet P/Giacobini-Zinner obtained from the Pioneer Venus Orbiter ultraviolet spectrometer (PVOUVS) were successfully analyzed at AER and are reported. In addition, significant pre-modeling and post-modeling activities to support and analyze the PVOUVS observations of Comet P/Halley successfully acquired in late 1985 and early 1986 are also discussed. Progress in model preparation for third-year analysis of the Voyager UVS Lyman-alpha brightness distribution emitted by hydrogen atoms in the Saturn system is also summarized.
- Research Organization:
- Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Inc., Cambridge, MA (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 6642757
- Report Number(s):
- N-87-12519; NASA-CR-176888; NAS-1.26:176888; TRN: 87-015444
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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