Millimeter and Submillimeter Investigations of Planetary Atmospheres at OVRO: The Impact of Comet Shoemaker-Levy into Jupiter

9321602穆尔曼欧文斯河谷射电天文台将于1994年7月启动5单元毫米阵列，以观测休梅克-利维9号彗星碎片撞击的木星大气效应。该仪器将在3毫米波长附近以连续模式运行。预计的主要大气效应是在木星上氨气冰云内部和上方的氨层中的强烈扰动。这些测量提供了一种独特的方式来感知撞击和估计能量释放。

9321602 Muhleman The Owens Valley Radio Observatory (OVRO) 5-element millimeter array will be activated in July of 1994 to observe the Jovian atmospheric effects of the impact of the fragments of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9. The instrument will be operated in the continuum mode near a wavelength of 3 millimeter. The primary atmospheric effect expected is a strong disturbance in the ammonia layer within and above the ammonia ice clouds on Jupiter. The measurements offer a unique way to sense the impacts and to estimate the energy release.