The atmospheric signature of Io's Prometheus plume and anti-jovian hemisphere: Evidence for a sublimation atmosphere

Icarus

Volumn 169, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 197-215

  Jessup, Kandis Lea ^a   Spencer, John R ^a   Ballester, Gilda E ^b   Howell, Robert R ^c   Roesler, Fred ^d   Vigel, Miquela ^e   Yelle, Roger ^b  

^a LOWELL OBSERVATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^d University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheres; Io; Satellites; Spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442663086     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2003.11.015     Document Type: Article

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