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A brightening of Jupiter’s auroral 7.80-μm CH4 emission during a solar-wind compression

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Enhanced mid-infrared emission from CH4 and other stratospheric hydrocarbons has been observed coincident with Jupiter’s ultraviolet auroral emission1,2,3. This suggests that auroral processes and the neutral stratosphere of Jupiter are coupled; however, the exact nature of this coupling is unknown. Here we present a time series of Subaru-COMICS images of Jupiter measured at a wavelength of 7.80 μm on 11–14 January, 4–5 February and 17–20 May 2017. These data show that both the morphology and...

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Published
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Peer reviewed

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https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41550-019-0743-x

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Nature Research
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Nature Astronomy More from this journal
Volume:
3
Issue:
2019
Pages:
607-613
Publication date:
2019-04-08
Acceptance date:
2019-03-04
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ISSN:
2397-3366
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pubs:980335
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uuid:e2e9c991-639e-4036-a696-c839091db733
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pubs:980335
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980335
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2019-03-07

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