Spectral Images of Shoemaker-Levy 9 Impact Sites

PI将调查木星平流层中增强的氨的持续性。 他们对木星的观测得出了氨的垂直和水平分布。 此外，他们将完成对氰化氢图像的辐射传输分析。 将把得出的垂直分布与氨和碳这两种不同撞击源的分子进行比较。 水平覆盖率将与观测到的尘埃进行比较，以调查粒子在撞击后的动态中是否与气体耦合。 最后，他们对木星的重新观测将是对氰化氢进行成像，氰化氢可以稳定一年多，因此是大气动力学的良好示踪剂。*

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.***