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| The 2008 Passage of Jupiter's Great Red Spot and Oval BA as Observed From Hubble/WFPC2 |
| Presentation Time: Tuesday, 10:40 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. |
Amy A. Simon-Miller1, N. J. Chanover2, G. S. Orton3, I. Tsavaris4
1NASA's GSFC, 2New Mexico State University, 3JPL, 4UMD. |
| Presentation Number: 53.02 |
| Facility Keywords:
HST (WFPC2) |
Hubble Space Telescope data of the passage of Jupiter's Great Red Spot (GRS) and Oval BA were acquired on May 15, June 28 (near closest approach), and July 8. Wind fields were measured from Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2) data with 10-hour separations before and after closest approach, and within the GRS with 40-minute separations on all three dates. Color information was also derived using 8 narrowband WFPC2 filters from 343 to 673-nm on all three dates. We will present the results of principal components and wind analyses and discuss unique features seen in this data set. In addition, we will highlight any changes observed in the GRS, Oval BA and their surroundings as a result of the passage, including the movement of a smaller red anticyclone from west of the GRS, around its southern periphery, and to the east of the GRS.
Based on observations made with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, obtained at the Space Telescope Science Institute, which is operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc., under NASA contract NAS 5-26555. These observations are associated with program #GO/DD11498 |
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