JUPITER EN 2007 |
L'apparition 2007 a été une apparition majeure de la planète Jupiter au cours de laquelle l'activité climatique jovienne a connu de profonds bouleversements, comme il s'en produit de manière irrégulière à plusieurs années d'intervalle. Malheureusement, la planète était très basse sur l'horizon pour les observateurs en France puisque circulant dans la constellation du Scorpion et les images n'ont jamais été bonnes. Les phénomènes observés en 2007 constituent un "bouleversement global" (global upheaval) comme on n'en avait pas observé depuis les années 1990-1993 :
1) Episode de
disparition-réapparition de la SEB
2) Réapparition de la NTB disparue depuis l'automne 2002
3) Apparition de deux "perturbations sud-tropicales" et
observation concomitante du fameux "courant circulant"
(voir ci-dessous)
The 2007 apparition has been a major one where several phenomenons constituting a "global upheaval" has been observed, since the last time of 1990-1993. Unfortunately the planet was very low in the sky of France in the Scorpius constellation and the images were never good. Phenonemons observed that year were :
1) Fading and
rebuilding of the SEB
2) Rebuilding of the NTB since its fading of 2002
3) Apparition of two "south tropical disturbances" and
observation of the famous "circulating current" (read
below)
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et 9 avril 2007 Some good observations during the heat wave of this 2007 april month. On the 6th, BA keeps its reddish color from the 2006 apparition . A small "column" is visible in the STropZ : this is one of the two "South tropical disturbances" (STropD). This recurrent phenomenon is seen when two jetstream, the STBn and SEBs, join together into the STrZ to form a closed anticylonic circulation, something that possibly created long ago the GRS itself (from a John Rogers's thesis). On the 9th, the Red spot is observed in color RGB, IR 800 nm, and blue light. Sur la STropD, voir par exemple une image du HST du 25 mars 2007 où l'on voit très bien la "boucle" dans la STrZ (en bas de l'image ici) |
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15, 19 avril 2007 On the 10th of april, a remarkable line of dark and bright spots is visible on the NTB : this is the reapparence of the belt, faded since the 2002-2003 apparition. From a source below the main clouds, material is erupted and the stirred away thanks to the fastest winds of the planet. The belt will be rebuilt in a matter of monthes. The eruption begins on march 27th. Look at some Zac Pujic's images taken 48 H later |
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9 juin, 13, 14 et 31 juillet 2007 The fading of the SEB took place mainly during the monthes of may and june. The rebuilding of the belt began very early with a mid-SEB outbreak on 17th may, so the fading has never been complete. On june 9th, some dark spots coming from the outbreak are circulating on the SEBs. They're going to rebuild the belt from it southern component. This phenomenon is strictly identical to that of the NTB reapparance. Images on july 14th and 31th show the part of the SEB that is still partially faded. |
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9 et 10 août 2007
The 4th and 9th august images show the famous "circulating current" : the dark spots coming from the mid-SEB outbreak are moving on the SEBs jetstream and are drifted to the south thanks to the STropD, and then drift backward on the STBn !! This was believed but never clearly observed before. The figure above illustrate the movements. |
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QUELQUES LIENS / A FEW LINKS
Présentation de l'apparition
2007 par Marc Rieugnié,
Coordinateur de la section Jupiter, Commission des observations
planétaires, lors de la réunion de commission du 15 mars 2008
Tous les rapports de la
section Jupiter de la BAA de l'année 2007