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Less absorbed solar energy and more internal heat for Jupiter

Authors :
Liming Li
X. Jiang
R. A. West
P. J. Gierasch
S. Perez-Hoyos
A. Sanchez-Lavega
L. N. Fletcher
J. J. Fortney
B. Knowles
C. C. Porco
K. H. Baines
P. M. Fry
A. Mallama
R. K. Achterberg
A. A. Simon
C. A. Nixon
G. S. Orton
U. A. Dyudina
S. P. Ewald
R. W. Schmude
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2018)
Publication Year :
2018
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2018.

Abstract

Radiant energy budgets and internal heat play a key role in the evolution of planets. Here, the authors analyze data from the Cassini mission to show that Jupiter’s radiant energy and internal heat budgets are significantly larger than previous estimates.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
9
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.92b1ada5213949ffbad5921127c4243c
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06107-2