NSF/AFOSR Astonomy: Observational Evidence for the Sources of Neutral Clouds in the IO-Jupiter System.

AST-0628781/Mendillo，但该奖项将包括使用美国空军在毛伊岛上的先进光电系统望远镜对木星卫星Io逃逸的大气进行高分辨率成像。从木卫一大气中逸出的气体，最终在木星环境中电离，是木星强烈磁层的主要驱动力，更好地成像木星大气中的物质转移到木星活动环境中，将有助于更好地了解复杂的木星环境的动力学。这项工作是与日本人合作的，其中包括一个重要的新教育项目，并在波士顿市中心的一所学校向少数族裔人口提供服务。

AST-0628781/Mendillo, BUThe award will cover the use of the Air Force's Advanced Electro-Optical System telescope on Maui for high-resolution imaging of the escaping atmosphere of Jupiter's moon Io. The escaping gases from Io's atmosphere, eventually ionized in the Jovian environment, is the main driver for Jupiter's intense magnetospehere, and better imaging of the transfer of material from Io's atmosphere into the active environment of Jupiter will allow a better understanding of the dynamics of the complex Jovian environment. The work is in collaboration with the Japanese, and includes a significant new program of education and outreach to a minority population in one of Boston's inner city schools.