R. Hueso, A. Sánchez-Lavega, P. Iñurrigarro, J.F. Rojas, S. Pérez-Hoyos, I. Mendikoa, J.M. Gómez-Forrellad, C. Go, D. Peach, F. Colas, M. Vedovato
We analyze Jupiter observations between December 2015 and August 2016 in the 0.38–1.7 μm wavelength range from the PlanetCam instrument at the 2.2 m telescope at Calar Alto Observatory and in the optical range by amateur observers contributing to the Planetary Virtual Observatory Laboratory. Over this time Jupiter was in a quiescent state without notable disturbances. Analysis of ground-based images and Hubble Space Telescope observations in February 2016 allowed the retrieval of mean zonal winds from −74.5° to +73.2°. These winds did not change over 2016 or when compared with winds from previous years with the sole exception of intense zonal winds at the North Temperate Belt. We also present results concerning the major wave systems in the North Equatorial Belt and in the upper polar hazes visible in methane absorption bands, a description of the planet's overall cloud morphology and observations of Jupiter hours before Juno's orbit insertion. ©2017. American Geophysical Union. All Rights Reserved.
Departamento de Física Aplicada I, Escuela de Ingeniería de Bilbao, UPV/EHU, Bilbao, Spain; Fundació Observatori Esteve Duran, Barcelona, Spain; Physics Department, University of San Carlos, Cebu City, Philippines; British Astronomical Association, Burlington House, London, United Kingdom; Institut de Mécanique Céleste et de Calcul des Éphémérides, Observatoire de Paris, UMR 8028 CNRS, Paris, France; JUPOS Team, Unione Astrofili Italiani, Rome, Italy
