Observing Planetary Rings with JWST: Science Justification and Observation Requirements
arXiv:1403.6849
Abstract
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will provide unprecedented opportunities to observe the rings and small satellites in our solar system, accomplishing three primary objectives: 1) discovering new rings and moons, 2) unprecedented spectroscopy, and 3) time-domain observations. We give details on these science objectives and describe requirements that JWST must fulfill in order to accomplish the science objectives
14 pages, 5 figures; Accepted by Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:1403.6845
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