Juno Perijove 53, July 31, 2023 |
Juno Perijove 53, July 31, 2023 |
Jul 31 2023, 03:08 AM
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Io flyby coming up in a couple of hours. C/A distance is 22,241 km. Will cover the same region that we've seen of late, the northern trailing hemisphere. Might see the Prometheus plume just pass the terminator in the early images.
Ground track map for this flyby and later encounters: -------------------- &@^^!% Jim! I'm a geologist, not a physicist!
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Oct 9 2023, 03:45 PM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 3233 Joined: 11-February 04 From: Tucson, AZ Member No.: 23 |
As far as names go, stay tuned (particularly the ones in the triangle shaped bright area west of Dazhbog).
Yes, there are several mountains in the north polar region. some were previously known, but the new data does give us a better idea on the shape. Since PJ55 is basically a carbon copy of PJ53 but closer we should get a better handle of the shapes of these mountains this weekend. What we don't have a good handle on are the paterae, not a surprise given they're shallower than the mountains are tall so shadows are harder to spot (though not impossible, as Michabo and Thomagata were visible near the limb on PJ53). -------------------- &@^^!% Jim! I'm a geologist, not a physicist!
The Gish Bar Times - A Blog all about Jupiter's Moon Io |
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