HST observations of planetary aurorae, a unique tool to study giant magnetospheres

Autor:	Lamy, L., Prangé, R., Badman, S., Clarke, J., Gladstone, R., Pryor, W., Saur, J.
Rok vydání:	2015
Předmět:	Astrophysics - Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
Druh dokumentu:	Working Paper
Popis:	Ultraviolet (UV) planetary astronomy is a unique tool to probe planetary environments of the solar system and beyond. But despite a rising interest for new generation giant UV telescopes regularly proposed to international agencies, none has been selected yet, leaving the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) as the most powerful UV observatory in activity. HST regularly observed the auroral emissions of the Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus systems, leading to significant discoveries and achievements. This rich legacy remains of high interest for further statistical and long-term studies, but new observations are necessary to comparatively tackle pending questions, under varying solar or seasonal cycles. Comment: White paper submitted in response to the HST 2020 vision call
Databáze:	arXiv
Externí odkaz:	http://arxiv.org/abs/1506.04876 Zobrazit plný text záznamu View this record from Arxiv