title: Auroral signature of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 in the jovian magnetosphere.
abstract: The electrodynamic interaction of the dust and gas comae of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 with the jovian magnetosphere was unique and different from the atmospheric effects. Early theoretical predictions of auroral-type processes on the comet magnetic field line and advanced modeling of the time-varying morphology of these lines allowed dedicated observations with the Hubble Space Telescope Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 and resulted in the detection of a bright auroral spot. In that respect, this observation of the surface signature of an externally triggered auroral process can be considered as a "magnetospheric active experiment" on Jupiter.
authors.affiliation: Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale, CNRS-Université Paris XI, Orsay, France.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Prangé
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Engle
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Clarke
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dunlop
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Ballester
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Ip
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maurice
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Trauger
mesh_terms: D005118:Extraterrestrial Environment; D018538:Jupiter; D008280:Magnetics; D016082:Solar System