Ethylene line emission from the North Pole of Jupiter

• Main Authors: Kostiuk, Theodor, Romani, P., Espenak, F., Goldstein, J.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: 1991
• Subjects: LUNAR AND PLANETARY EXPLORATION; Jupiter; North Pole
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19920003658

A significant enhancement in infrared emission from hydrocarbon constituents of Jupiter's stratosphere was observed at a north polar hot spot (60 degrees latitude, 180 degrees longitude). A unique probe of this phenomena is ethylene (C2H4), which has not been observed previously from the ground...