Numerical simulations of the Shoemaker-Levy 9 impact plumes and clouds: A progress report
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Abstract
Preliminary 2D/3D numerical simulations were carried out for the penetration of 1-km bodies in the Jovian atmosphere and the subsequent rise and collapse of the erupted plumes. A body that crushed at a stagnation point pressure of 5 kbar produced a plume that rose to 800 km. Evolution of the shape of the calculated plume corresponds rather well to the plumes observed by HST. A crescent-shaped lobe centered on the “backfire” azimuth was produced by lateral flow during plume collapse. The plumes observed on Jupiter rose about 4 times higher, and their rise and fall times were about twice those in this calculation. Plume height is a sensitive function of the distribution of energy along the entry path; a very low-strength body will disintegrate higher along the penetration path and will produce a higher plume.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Numerical simulations of the Shoemaker-Levy 9 impact plumes and clouds: A progress report |
| Series title | Geophysical Research Letters |
| DOI | 10.1029/95GL01775 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 13 |
| Year Published | 1995 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Description | 4 p. |
| First page | 1825 |
| Last page | 1828 |
| Other Geospatial | Jupiter |
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