Juno Perijove 36, September 3, 2021 Options

[Brian Swift]

PJ36 data showed up about 1:14 pm.



16-bit PNG version at at https://www.missionjuno.swri.edu/junocam/processing?id=11285

[Bill Harris]

Although the next Perijove will be on the other side from this impact point, i wonder if a disturbance could not drift along the Zone over the next Earth month (and many Jovian days) and be seen at that Perijove.
We'll see what we see in October.

--Bill

[mcaplinger]

Although the next Perijove will be on the other side from this impact point, i wonder if a disturbance could not drift along the Zone over the next Earth month (and many Jovian days) and be seen at that Perijove.

The drift rate is pretty well-characterized by the amateur community, so one could figure this out without a lot of difficulty. http://jupos.privat.t-online.de/

I don't think typical drift rates are high enough to go nearly 180 degrees in a month or so, but that's just an impression.

[mcaplinger]

I don't think typical drift rates are high enough to go nearly 180 degrees in a month or so, but that's just an impression.

I think that's still more or less true, but I neglected to think about the large rate difference between System I, the rate at which near-equatorial features move in bulk, and System III, which is what we use for navigation. After a month, I think those systems diverge from each other by nearly 140 degrees. See the equations at https://projectpluto.com/grs_form.htm

Regardless, we'll be imaging in October and we'll see what we see.