Cloud structure and composition of Jupiter's troposphere from 5-m Cassini VIMS spectroscopy

• Published in: Icarus (New York, N.Y. 1962) Vol. 257; pp. 457 - 470
• Main Authors: Giles, R S, Fletcher, L N, Irwin, PGJ
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.09.2015
• Subjects: Cassini mission; Clouds; Decks; Inhomogeneity; Phosphines; Retrieval; Searching; Spectra

Jupiter's tropospheric composition and cloud structure are studied using Cassini VIMS 4.5-5.1 m thermal emission spectra from the 2000-2001 flyby. We make use of both nadir and limb darkening observations on the planet's nightside, and compare these with dayside observations. Although ther...