All articles tagged with #radio occultation
New measurements from NASA's Juno mission refine Jupiter's dimensions, revealing the gas giant is 8 km narrower at the equator and 24 km flatter at the poles than previously estimated, thanks to improved radio occultation data and wind-aware modeling.
New measurements using radio occultation and data from NASA's Juno spacecraft show Jupiter is slightly smaller and more oblate than previously thought, with an equatorial radius of 71,488 km and a polar radius of 66,842 km, refining models of its interior and atmospheric dynamics.
European Space Agency's Mars Express and ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter used mutual radio occultation to study Mars' ionosphere, revealing new insights into its electron density, temperature, and layer behavior, challenging previous models and improving understanding of atmospheric dynamics crucial for future missions.