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Microwave Remote Sensing of Giant Planet Atmospheres: Considerations for Saturn and Uranus Orbiter Missions

  • Authors: Alex B. Akins, Mark D. Hofstadter

Alex B. Akins and Mark D. Hofstadter 2026 The Planetary Science Journal 7 .

  • Provider: AAS Journals

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Aperture sizing calculations for microwave remote sensing of giant planets. Top: aperture widths required to achieve 2°, 5°, or 33° on-planet latitude resolution for different orbiter distances as a function of wavelength. The sizes of the Juno MWR antennas and a 3.7 m HGA are included. Middle: aperture widths required to achieve 2° and 5° latitude resolution for different orbiter distances. Different curves correspond to the Juno MWR channel wavelengths. Bottom: achievable latitude resolution for a 3.7 m HGA radiometer over a range of orbiter distances for Juno MWR channel wavelengths.

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