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Upcoming Events
January 9, 2024 11:00 - 12:00 EST
A Brief Description of the JPL Uranian Radiation Model (UMOD)
Presenter: Dr. Henry Garrett & Insoo Jun (Caltech/NASA JPL)
This talk describes a comprehensive radiation model (UMOD) of the Uranian environment for JPL mission planning. It defines the high energy electron (0.022-2.5 MeV) and proton (0.028-3.5 MeV) flux environments and the magnetic field at Uranus that can be used for spacecraft or instrument design. The data are based on the Voyager 2 Cosmic Ray Subsystem Electron Telescope and the Applied Physics Laboratory Low Energy Charged Particle Detector. B-L coordinates are for the Q3 magnetic field model. The model (as are models for Jupiter, Saturn, and Neptune) is available on-line and as a compiled version from JPL.
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Questions? Jodi.Berdis@jhhuapl.edu
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April 9, 2024 11:00 - 12:00 EDT
The Ever-changing Ionosphere of Uranus
Presenter: Dr. Henrik Melin (University of Leicester)
Abstract: The upper atmosphere of the giant planets has two principal components, the neutral thermosphere and the charged particle ionosphere, with the latter acting as an important interface between the magnetosphere and the underlying atmosphere. Emissions from the ionospheric ion H3+ can be observed in the near-infrared, and via spectral analysis we can determine the temperature of the upper atmosphere and the density of the ions. H3+ was first detected at Uranus in 1992, and it has been observed using a variety of ground-based telescopes since. Analysis of all available observations have shown that the upper atmosphere has been slowly cooling on time-scales of decades, at a rate of about 8 K/year, and the reason for this remains largely unknown, and is not seen at either Jupiter or Saturn. As the upper atmosphere cools, H3+ emissions are becoming weaker, and the observations require longer and longer exposure times. Luckily, however, we have recent observations from the James Webb Space Telescope which greatly help our understanding of this enigmatic planet. In this seminar, I will discuss our current understanding of the ionosphere of Uranus, and explore opportunities for future missions to investigate the processes that occur in the upper atmosphere.
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Questions? mallory.kinczyk@jhuapl.edu
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May 8, 2024 11:00 - 12:00 EDT
Cool Joules: Remote Sensing of the Ice Giants in the Thermal Infrared
Presenter: Dr. Conor Nixon (NASA Goddard)
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Past Events
November 14, 2023 11:00 - 12:00 EST
October 10, 2023 11:00 - 12:00 EDT
New insights into the Uranian magnetosphere: Implications for system-wide coupling
September 12, 2023 11:00 - 12:00 EDT
Interiors and Thermal State of the Major Moons of Uranus as a Function of their Possible Origin
August 8, 2023 11:00 - 12:00 EDT
June 13, 2023 11:00 - 11:00 EDT
The early secular evolution of the outer solar system and the present state of the Nice Model
May 9, 2023 11:00 - 12:00 EDT
April 11, 2023 11:00 - 12:00 EDT
Miranda's Thick Regolith Indicates a Major Mantling Event from an Unknown Source
February 14, 2023 11:00 - 12:00 EST
Determining origin and evolution of Uranus with a single atmospheric probe
View More Info >January 10, 2023 11:00 - 12:00 EST
The Deep Atmosphere of Uranus: Clues and Mysteries from Ground-Based Radio Observations
View More Info >November 8, 2022 11:00 - 12:00 EST
Revised Temperatures for Uranus' Upper Stratosphere and Lower Thermosphere
View More Info >October 11, 2022 11:00 - 12:00 EDT
Volatile Transport and Climate Modeling on Triton
View More Info >September 13, 2022 11:00 - 12:00 EDT
Observing Neptune's (and Uranus's) Great Dark Spots
View More Info >August 9, 2022 11:00 - 12:00 EDT
Neptune's Atmospheric Structure from the Spitzer Infrared Spectrometer
View More Info >June 21, 2022 11:00 - 12:00 EDT
Hypotheses for Triton's Plumes: New Analyses and Future Remote Sensing Tests
View More Info >May 10, 2022 11:00 - 12:00 EDT
Neptune's Stratospheric Composition: Implications for Internal and External Processes
View More Info >April 12, 2022 11:00 - 12:00 EDT
Exploring the Deep Interior of Neptune with Atomistic Simulations and Shock Compression Experiments
View More Info >January 11, 2022 11:00 - 12:00 EST
Single-Pass Subsurface Ocean Detection at Triton using Magnetometric Measurements
View More Info >November 9, 2021 11:00 - 12:00 EST
The Origin, Evolution, and Structure of Uranus & Neptune
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