Journal of The Korean Astronomical Society (천문학회지)
- Volume 29 Issue 2
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- Pages.245-253
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- 1996
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- 1225-4614(pISSN)
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- 2288-890X(eISSN)
AN ANALYSIS OF INFRARED IMAGES OF JUPITER IMPACTED BY P/SHOEMAKER-LEVY 9
- KIM YONG HA (Department of Astronomy and Space Science, Chungnam National University) ;
- SUNG KIYUN (Department of Astronomy and Space Science, Chungnam National University) ;
- KIM SANG JOON (Kyunghee Observatory, Institute of Natural Sciences, Department of Astronomy and Space Science, Kyunghee University) ;
- COCHRAN W. D. (Department of Astronomy, University of Texas) ;
- LESTER D. F. (Department of Astronomy, University of Texas) ;
- TRAFTON L. (Department of Astronomy, University of Texas) ;
- CLARK B. E. (Department of Astronomy, University of Texas)
- Published : 1996.10.01
Abstract
We have analyzed infrared (IR) images of Jupiter which was observed at the McDonald Observatory, Texas, U.S.A., during the P/SHoemaker-LEvy 9 (SL9) impact period and about one week after the last impact. The IR images were obtained on the 2.7m telescope using a NICMOS array with filters to isolate the