Enhanced acetylene emission near the north pole of Jupiter

• Main Authors: Tokunaga, Alan, Bezard, Bruno, Atreya, Sushil, Lacy, John, Encrenaz, Therese, Drossart, Pierre, Serabyn, Eugene
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: 1986
• Subjects: LUNAR AND PLANETARY EXPLORATION; Jupiter; North Pole
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19870008181

The present paper is concerned with observations of acetylene fundamental and hot band vibrational emission lines from the planet Jupiter. It is pointed out that the observation of a polar bright spot in the atmosphere of Jupiter is characterized by an enhancement in the individual lines of C2H2 whi...