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

AST-0628781/Mendillo，BU该奖项将包括使用空军在毛伊岛的先进光电系统望远镜对木星卫星木卫一逃逸的大气层进行高分辨率成像。从木卫一大气层逸出的气体，最终在木星环境中电离，是木星强烈磁场的主要驱动力，更好地成像从木卫一大气层到木星活跃环境的物质转移将使我们更好地了解复杂的木星环境的动力学。这项工作是与日本合作，并包括一个重要的新的教育计划和推广到少数民族人口在波士顿的内城学校之一。

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.