Bibcode
Montañés-Rodríguez, P.; Pallé, E.; González-Merino, B.; López-Puertas, M.; García-Melendo, E.
Bibliographical reference
The Space Photometry Revolution - CoRoT Symposium 3, Kepler KASC-7 Joint Meeting, Toulouse, France, Edited by R.A. GarcÃa; J. Ballot; EPJ Web of Conferences, Volume 101, id.06048
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2015
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Description
Here, we report the NIR transmission spectrum of Jupiter, with high
signal-to-noise ratio, as if it were a transiting planet. Our technique
was to observe Ganymede, when crossing Jupiter's shadow. During the
eclipse, the spectral features of the Jovian atmosphere are imprinted in
the sunlight that, after passing through Jupiter's planetary limb, is
reflected from Ganymede towards the Earth. The ratio spectrum of
Ganymede before and during the eclipse removes the spectral features of
the Sun, the local telluric atmosphere on top of the telescopes, and the
spectral albedo of Ganymede. Ganymede is a practically atmosphere-less
body and do not suffer any significant weather variability.