NSF/AFOSR Astronomy: A Study of Optimizing a Temporal Record of Climatically-Induced Features on Planets

美国空军安装在夏威夷毛伊岛哈莱克拉的先进光电系统（AEOS）及其自适应光学系统和标准成像焦平面将用于研究火星、土星和木星大气的可见光和红外特征。 火星观测监测火星表面白化病的年际变化及其与全球沙尘暴的关系。 对木星和土星的观测监测其大气中气溶胶的位置和性质。这一望远镜系统的独特能力使得能够记录行星的非常高的空间分辨率图像。 这些接近20毫弧秒的高分辨率对于观察行星表面圆盘上的云的运动至关重要。***

AST-0123471Murphy, JamesThe Advanced Electro-Optical System (AEOS) on Haleakela, Maui, Hawaii of the US Air Force with its adaptive optics system and the standard imaging focal plane will be used to study the visible and infrared character of the atmospheres of Mars, Saturn and Jupiter. The Mars observations monitor inter-annual variations of the Martian surface albino and its relation to global dust storms. The observations of Jupiter and Saturn monitor the location and properties of aerosols in their atmospheres. The unique capabilities of this telescope system enable the recording of very high spatial resolution images of the planets. These high resolutions approaching 20 milliarc seconds are essential to observe motions of clouds across the surface disk of the planet. ***