Annales Geophysicae
Annales Geophysicae
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Articles | Volume 36, issue 3
Articles | Volume 36, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-36-831-2018
© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-36-831-2018
© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 36, issue 3
ANGEO Communicates
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07 Jun 2018
ANGEO Communicates |  | 07 Jun 2018

On the location of the Io plasma torus: Voyager 1 observations

Martin Volwerk

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Using Voyager 1 observations of Jupiter's Io plasma torus, we have determined the location of maximum brightness depending on longitude and the location of Jupiter’s moon Io. We obtain a third viewing direction of the torus (after Voyager 2 and ground observations) and thus two locations, left and right of Jupiter, which are important for the correct modeling of this structure. We also find that a narrow ribbon-like structure only appears when the brightness of the torus exceeds a certain value.
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