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Evolution of a Dark Vortex on Neptune with Transient Secondary Features
العنوان: | Evolution of a Dark Vortex on Neptune with Transient Secondary Features |
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المؤلفون: | Michael H Wong, Lawrence Sromovsky, Patrick Fry, Agustín Sánchez-Lavega, Ricardo Hueso, Jon Legarreta, Amy A Simon, Raul Morales-Juberias, Joshua Tollefson, Imke de Pater, Patrick G J Irwin |
المصدر: | Icarus. 387 |
بيانات النشر: | United States: NASA Center for Aerospace Information (CASI), 2022. |
سنة النشر: | 2022 |
مصطلحات موضوعية: | Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration, Astrophysics |
الوصف: | Dark spots on Neptune observed by Voyager and the Hubble Space Telescope are thought to be anticyclones with lifetimes of a few years, in contrast with very long-lived anticyclones in Jupiter and Saturn. The full life cycle of any Neptune dark spot has not been captured due to limited temporal coverage, but our Hubble observations of a recent feature, NDS-2018, provide the most complete long-term observational history of any dark vortex on Neptune. Past observations suggest some dark spots meet their demise by fading and dissipating without migrating meridionally. On the other hand, simulations predict a second pathway with equatorward migration and disruption. Our HST observations suggest NDS-2018 is following the second pathway. |
نوع الوثيقة: | Report |
اللغة: | English |
تدمد: | 0019-1035 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.icarus.2022.115123 |
URL الوصول: | https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20220009409 |
ملاحظات: | 315404.07.02.22.01.14 NAS5-26555 SPEC5732 |
رقم الأكسشن: | edsnas.20220009409 |
قاعدة البيانات: | NASA Technical Reports |
تدمد: | 00191035 |
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DOI: | 10.1016/j.icarus.2022.115123 |