The Voyager mission Photopolarimeter Experiment |
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| Authors: | Charles F Lillie Charles W Hord Kevin Pang David L Coffeen James E Hansen |
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| Institution: | (1) Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics and Department of Astro-Geophysics, University of Colorado at Boulder, 80309 Boulder, Colo., USA;(2) Planetary Science Institute, 91101 Pasadena, Calif., USA;(3) Goddard Institute for Space Studies, 10025 New York, N.Y., USA |
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| Abstract: | The Voyager Photopolarimeter Experiment is designed to determine the physical properties of particulate matter in the atmospheres of Jupiter, Saturn, and the Rings of Saturn by measuring the intensity and linear polarization of scattered sunlight at eight wavelengths in the 2350–7500 Å region of the spectrum. The experiment will also provide information on the texture and probable composition of the surfaces of the satellites of Jupiter and Saturn and the properties of the sodium cloud around Io. During the planetary encounters a search for optical evidence of electrical discharges (lightning) and auroral activity will also be conducted. |
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