Back to Search
Start Over
Mid-Infrared Observations of Neptune and Uranus: Recent Discoveries and Future Opportunities
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- Copernicus GmbH, 2022.
-
Abstract
- We present the primary results from our recent analyses of mid-infrared observations of Neptune and Uranus from ground-based telescopes, including VLT-VISIR, Subaru-COMICS, and Gemini-TEXES. We discuss our recent discovery that Neptune’s stratospheric temperatures appear to be changing dramatically in just the past few years, following decades of cooling. In contrast, we show that no evidence yet exists of long-term thermal changes in Uranus’ stratosphere, but mid-IR observations of Uranus are still extremely limited. We share new observations from VLT-VISIR, express the need for continued ground-based imaging, and discuss how the James Webb Space Telescope MIRI observations will help greatly advance our understanding of the Ice Giants in the years ahead.
Details
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........f1a400d3f8911dd7a5420896a90e4b2f
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu22-4149