Spectral Images of Shoemaker-Levy 9 Impact Sites

PI将调查增强的氨在木星平流层中的持久性。他们对木星的观测得出了氨的垂直和水平分布。此外，他们还将完成氰化氢图像的辐射传输分析。得出的垂直分布将与氨和碳进行比较，这两个分子来自不同的撞击诱导来源。水平覆盖率将与观测到的尘埃进行比较，以调查撞击后粒子是否与气体在动力学上耦合。最后，他们对木星的重新观测将是对氰化氢的成像，氰化氢稳定了一年多，因此是一个很好的大气动力学示踪剂。

The PI will investigate the persistence of enhanced ammonia in the jovian stratosphere. Their observations of Jupiter derive vertical and horizontal distributions for ammonia. In addition, they will complete the radiative transfer analysis of the hydrogen cyanide images. The vertical distributions derived will be compared with ammonia and carbon, two molecules of different impact-induced origin. The horizontal coverage will be compared to the dust observed to investigate whether the particles were coupled with the gas in the dynamics following the impact. Finally, their re- observation of Jupiter will be to image hydrogen cyanide, which is stable for over a year, and therefore a good tracer of atmospheric dynamics.***