R. Hueso

Planning of the JUICE/JANUS camera observations during the first ever Lunar-Earth Gravity Assist

Abstract. The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) spacecraft, launched in April 2023, will reach the Jovian system in July 2031 and will conduct an extensive science campaign of the Jupiter system, with a strong focus on Jupiter itself and of its icy Galilean satellites. During it...

Variability of Saturn's Equatorial Zonal Winds at Cloud Level Between 2018 and 2025

Abstract Saturn's zonal wind profile at cloud level has been measured at different epochs since the Voyager 1 and 2 in 1980–81. At most latitudes, zonal winds change little over time. However, the equatorial region, between planetographic latitudes 10°N and 10°S, presents a compl...

A decagon wave around Saturn’s south pole

Saturn has a unique long-lived, nearly stationary hexagon wave close to its north pole that is coupled to an intense eastward jet. Despite decades of observation, no similar wave has been reported so far in the southern hemisphere or elsewhere on Saturn. Ground-based and Hubble S...