1. Determine chemical composition
2. Determine structure to a pressure depth of at least 10 bars
3. Determine nature of cloud particles and location and structure of cloud layers
4. Determine radiative energy balance
5. Investigate circulation and dynamics
6. Investigate upper atmosphere and ionosphere

1. Why are there bands and jets on Jupiter?
2. How is heat transported from the interior?
3. Why are jets stable?
4. Why are hotspots and ovals stable?
5. Are clouds passive tracers or active dynamically in causing jets and bands?
6. Why do the clouds have colors?
7. How are clouds formed?
8. What trace chemicals are present?
   How are they created and transported?
9. What hazes exist in the stratosphere?
   How do they affect deeper clouds?

Imaging Sequence

• Orbit G1
  • Great Red Spot
• Orbit G2
  • Search for hazes from SL9 impacts
• Orbit C3
  • White Oval
  • Northern Auroral Region
  • Scan for Lightning
• Orbit E4
  • 5-um hot spot
  • territory to the north
• Orbit E6
  • White Oval
• Orbit G7
  • Brown Barge
• Orbit G8
  • Area near south pole
• Orbit C9
  • Great Red Spot
  • Belt of hot spots
• Orbit C10
  • Northern Auroral Zone
  • Observations during Solar occultation
  • LIghtning Survey
• Orbit E11?

The complete Image Guide text for all of the images

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Last updated: June 21, 1996 , by Ross Beyer