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Giant Planet Observations with the James Webb Space Telescope

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Norwood, James, Moses, Julianne, Fletcher, Leigh N., Orton, Glenn, Irwin, Patrick G. J., Atreya, Sushil, Rages, Kathy, Cavalié, Thibault +3 more·2016·Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific

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This white paper examines the benefit of the upcoming James Webb Space Telescope ( JWST ) for studies of the Solar System's four giant planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. JWST 's superior sensitivity, combined with high spatial and spectral resolution, will enable near- and mid-infrared imaging and spectroscopy of these objects with unprecedented quality. In this paper, we discuss some of the myriad scientific investigations possible with JWST regarding the giant planets. This discussion is preceded by the specifics of JWST instrumentation most relevant to giant-planet observations. We conclude with identification of desired pre-launch testing and operational aspects of JWST that would greatly benefit future studies of the giant planets.

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  • Without Cassini, ground-based telescopes and observations from space telescopes such as Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and the future James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) can be used to investigate seasonal and non-seasonal changes in Saturn's atmosphere.

    “Without Cassini, ground-based telescopes and observations from space telescopes such as Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and the future James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) (Norwood et al., 2016) can be used to investigate seasonal and non-seasonal changes in Saturn's atmosphere.”

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Norwood, J., Moses, J., Fletcher, L. N., Orton, G., Irwin, P. G. J., Atreya, S., Rages, K., Cavalié, T., Sánchez-Lavega, A., Hueso, R., & Chanover, N.
Affiliations
  • New Mexico State University (US)
  • Space Science Institute (US)
  • University of Leicester (GB)
  • California Institute of Technology (US)
  • University of Oxford (GB)
  • University of Michigan (US)
  • Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (US)
  • Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
  • University of the Basque Country (ES)
Venue
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Published
2016-01-01
Volume
128
Issue
959
Pages
018005
ISSN
  • 0004-6280 (ISSN-L)
  • 1538-3873
OpenAlex
W1820436699
Cited by
38
References
44
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 5
FWCI
3.19
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (publishedVersion)
  • HAL (submittedVersion)
  • arXiv (Cornell University) (submittedVersion)
  • Figshare (submittedVersion)
  • Leicester Research Archive (University of Leicester) (submittedVersion)
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
Funders
Science and Technology Facilities Council (ST/N00082X/1, ST/K001000/1, ST/I001948/1, ST/K00106X/1)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Astro and Planetary Science
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Instrumentation › Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Keywords
giant planets, James Webb Space Telescope, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, near-infrared imaging, mid-infrared spectroscopy, pre-launch testing, planetary atmospheres

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