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Sub-Seasonal Variation in Neptune's Mid-Infrared Emission
Michael T. Roman, Leigh N. Fletcher, Glenn S. Orton +10
We present an analysis of all currently available ground-based imaging of Neptune in the mid-infrared. Dating between 2003 and 2020, the images reveal changes in Neptune's mid-infr…
Jupiter's Temperate Belt/Zone Contrasts Revealed at Depth by Juno Microwave Observations
L. N. Fletcher, F. A. Oyafuso, M. Allison +12
Juno Microwave Radiometer (MWR) observations of Jupiter's mid-latitudes reveal a strong correlation between brightness temperature contrasts and zonal winds, confirming that the ba…
Refining Saturn's deuterium-hydrogen ratio via IRTF/TEXES spectroscopy
James S. D. Blake, Leigh N. Fletcher, Thomas K. Greathouse +7
The abundance of deuterium in giant planet atmospheres provides constraints on the reservoirs of ices incorporated into these worlds during their formation and evolution. Motivated…
The Atmosphere of Uranus
Leigh N. Fletcher
Uranus provides a unique laboratory to test our understanding of planetary atmospheres under extreme conditions. Multi-spectral observations from Voyager, ground-based observatorie…
The science case for spacecraft exploration of the Uranian satellites: Candidate ocean worlds in an ice giant system
Richard J. Cartwright, Chloe B. Beddingfield, Tom A. Nordheim +15
The 27 satellites of Uranus are enigmatic, with dark surfaces coated by material that could be rich in organics. Voyager 2 imaged the southern hemispheres of Uranus' five largest '…
Longitudinal Variations in the Stratosphere of Uranus from the Spitzer Infrared Spectrometer
Naomi Rowe-Gurney, Leigh N. Fletcher, Glenn S. Orton +5
NASA's Spitzer Infrared Spectrometer (IRS) acquired mid-infrared (5-37 microns) disc-averaged spectra of Uranus very near to its equinox in December 2007. A mean spectrum was const…
Constraints on the latitudinal profile of Jupiter's deep jets
E. Galanti, Y. Kaspi, K. Duer +7
The observed zonal winds at Jupiter's cloud tops have been shown to be closely linked to the asymmetric part of the planet's measured gravity field. However, other measurements sug…
Latitudinal variation of methane mole fraction above clouds in Neptune's atmosphere from VLT/MUSE-NFM: Limb-darkening reanalysis
P. G. J. Irwin, J. Dobinson, A. James +5
We present a reanalysis of visible/near-infrared (480-930 nm) observations of Neptune, made in 2018 with the MUSE instrument at the Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Narrow Field Adapt…