The Atmospheric Signature of Io’s Prometheus Plume and Anti-Jovian Hemisphere: Evidence for a Sublimation Atmosphere*
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Kandis Lea Jessup, Lowell Observatory, 1400 W Mars Hill Rd, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001 John R. Spencer, Lowell Observatory, 1400 W Mars Hill Rd, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001 Gilda E. Ballester, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85271 Robert R. Howell, Dept. Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071 Fred Roesler, Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53703 Miquela Vigel, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139 Roger Yelle, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85271
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