13631( 8) - 10-Apr-2014 04:10:36 - [ 1] HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE OBSERVING PROGRAM 13631 Version: 8 Check-in Time: 10-Apr-2014 04:10:36 STScI Edit Number: 6 Title Dynamical Change in Jupiter's Great Red Spot ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Type Cycle GO/DD 21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Investigators Contact? PI: Dr. Amy Simon-Miller NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Y CoI: Prof. Imke de Pater University of California - Berkeley N CoI: Dr. Glenn S. Orton Jet Propulsion Laboratory N CoI: Dr. John H Rogers University of Cambridge N CoI: Dr. Michael H. Wong University of California - Berkeley N ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Abstract Although it has been known for some time that Jupiter's Great Red Spot (GRS) is shrinking in longitudinal extent (becoming more 'round'), it has recently undergone an unprecedented acceleration of that shrinkage. At the same time, there is significant convective activity along the South Temperate Belt's (STB) northern edge. Using amateur data, there now appears to be a correlation between this nearby activity and interactions with the GRS, driving vorticity changes. We hypothesize that this activity is responsible for the change in GRS aspect, and with corresponding changes in the GRS's internal flow field and vorticity, but this is only measureable from Hubble because of the required spatial resolution. These observations cannot wait until Cycle 22, as the STB activity is expected to cease around May 2014, based on historical accounts of longevity of this type of activity; in addition, Jupiter enters solar exclusion in May. Capturing the interaction would be a major achievement in understanding the energetic feeding of the GRS and constraining the mechanism that governs its long life. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Observations Description ------------------------ tbd Real Time Justification ----------------------- Calibration Justification ------------------------- Additional Comments ------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13631( 8) - 10-Apr-2014 04:10:36 - [ 2] TARGET LIST Solar System Targets ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TARGET NUMBER: 1 TARGET NAME: JUPITER-GRS-1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TARGET DESCRIPTION: PLANET GRS Dynamics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TARGET POSITION LEVEL 1 TARGET POSITION LEVEL 2 STD=JUPITER TYPE=PGRAPHIC, LONG=40, LAT=-22, R_LONG=0.33, EPOCH=21-APR-2014:10:07:20, EpochTimeScale=UTC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TARGET POSITION LEVEL 3 WINDOWS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DATA COMMENTS V = -2.5 +/- .5 Target GRS, at or near Central Meridian Longitude Ephemeris Center: EARTH ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TARGET NUMBER: 2 TARGET NAME: JUPITER-GRS-2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TARGET DESCRIPTION: PLANET GRS Dynamics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TARGET POSITION LEVEL 1 TARGET POSITION LEVEL 2 STD=JUPITER TYPE=PGRAPHIC, LONG=40, LAT=-22, R_LONG=0.33, EPOCH=21-APR-2014:19:40:51, EpochTimeScale=UTC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TARGET POSITION LEVEL 3 WINDOWS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DATA COMMENTS V = -2.5 +/- .5 Target GRS, at or near Central Meridian Longitude Ephemeris Center: EARTH ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13631( 8) - 10-Apr-2014 04:10:36 - [ 3] Visit: 01 Visit Requirements: PCS MODE FINE; BETWEEN 21-APR-2014:09:30 AND 21-APR-2014:10:30 On Hold Comments: Additional Comments: Exposures ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Exp | Target | Instr | Oper. | Aper |Spectral|Central| Optional |Num| Time | Special Num | Name | Config | Mode | or FOV |Element |Waveln.| Parameters |Exp| (Total) | Requirements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 JUPITER-GRS WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS1-2K2 F631N 1 3 S (3 S) -1 S A-SUB ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 JUPITER-GRS WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS1-2K2 F502N 1 3 S (3 S) -1 S A-SUB ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 JUPITER-GRS WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS1-2K2 F395N 1 12 S (12 -1 S A-SUB S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 JUPITER-GRS WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS1-2K2 F469N 1 9 S (9 S) -1 S A-SUB ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 JUPITER-GRS WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS1-2K2 F487N 1 6 S (6 S) -1 S A-SUB ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 JUPITER-GRS WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS1-2K2 F631N 1 3 S (3 S) -1 S A-SUB ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7 JUPITER-GRS WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS1-2K2 F502N 1 3 S (3 S) -1 S A-SUB ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8 JUPITER-GRS WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS1-2K2 F395N 1 12 S (12 -1 S A-SUB S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9 JUPITER-GRS WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS-QUAD FQ889N 1 60 S (60 -1 S -SUB S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 JUPITER-GRS WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS1-2K2 F631N 1 3 S (3 S) -1 S A-SUB ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sub Exposures ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Target | Exp |Instr | Oper. | Aper |Spectral|Cent.|Primary |Secondary |Iteration |CR-SPLIT |Orbit |Duration Name | Num |Config | Mode | or FOV |Element |Wave.|Pattern Pos |Pattern Pos |Num |Num |Number | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ JUPITER-GRS-1 1 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS1-2K F631N none none none none 1 N/A S 2A-SUB JUPITER-GRS-1 2 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS1-2K F502N none none none none 1 N/A S 2A-SUB JUPITER-GRS-1 3 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS1-2K F395N none none none none 1 N/A S 2A-SUB 13631( 8) - 10-Apr-2014 04:10:36 - [ 4] Sub Exposures ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Target | Exp |Instr | Oper. | Aper |Spectral|Cent.|Primary |Secondary |Iteration |CR-SPLIT |Orbit |Duration Name | Num |Config | Mode | or FOV |Element |Wave.|Pattern Pos |Pattern Pos |Num |Num |Number | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ JUPITER-GRS-1 4 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS1-2K F469N none none none none 1 N/A S 2A-SUB JUPITER-GRS-1 5 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS1-2K F487N none none none none 1 N/A S 2A-SUB JUPITER-GRS-1 6 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS1-2K F631N none none none none 1 N/A S 2A-SUB JUPITER-GRS-1 7 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS1-2K F502N none none none none 1 N/A S 2A-SUB JUPITER-GRS-1 8 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS1-2K F395N none none none none 1 N/A S 2A-SUB JUPITER-GRS-1 9 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS-QUA FQ889N none none none none 1 N/A S D-SUB JUPITER-GRS-1 10 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS1-2K F631N none none none none 1 N/A S 2A-SUB 13631( 8) - 10-Apr-2014 04:10:36 - [ 5] Visit: 02 Visit Requirements: PCS MODE FINE; AFTER 01 BY .375 D TO .458 D On Hold Comments: Additional Comments: Exposures ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Exp | Target | Instr | Oper. | Aper |Spectral|Central| Optional |Num| Time | Special Num | Name | Config | Mode | or FOV |Element |Waveln.| Parameters |Exp| (Total) | Requirements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 JUPITER-GRS WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS1-2K2 F631N 1 3 S (3 S) -2 S A-SUB ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 JUPITER-GRS WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS1-2K2 F502N 1 3 S (3 S) -2 S A-SUB ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 JUPITER-GRS WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS1-2K2 F395N 1 12 S (12 -2 S A-SUB S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 JUPITER-GRS WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS1-2K2 F469N 1 9 S (9 S) -2 S A-SUB ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 JUPITER-GRS WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS1-2K2 F487N 1 6 S (6 S) -2 S A-SUB ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 JUPITER-GRS WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS1-2K2 F631N 1 3 S (3 S) -2 S A-SUB ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7 JUPITER-GRS WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS1-2K2 F502N 1 3 S (3 S) -2 S A-SUB ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8 JUPITER-GRS WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS1-2K2 F395N 1 12 S (12 -2 S A-SUB S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9 JUPITER-GRS WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS-QUAD FQ889N 1 60 S (60 -2 S -SUB S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 JUPITER-GRS WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS1-2K2 F631N 1 3 S (3 S) -2 S A-SUB ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sub Exposures ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Target | Exp |Instr | Oper. | Aper |Spectral|Cent.|Primary |Secondary |Iteration |CR-SPLIT |Orbit |Duration Name | Num |Config | Mode | or FOV |Element |Wave.|Pattern Pos |Pattern Pos |Num |Num |Number | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ JUPITER-GRS-2 1 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS1-2K F631N none none none none 1 N/A S 2A-SUB JUPITER-GRS-2 2 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS1-2K F502N none none none none 1 N/A S 2A-SUB JUPITER-GRS-2 3 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS1-2K F395N none none none none 1 N/A S 2A-SUB 13631( 8) - 10-Apr-2014 04:10:36 - [ 6] Sub Exposures ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Target | Exp |Instr | Oper. | Aper |Spectral|Cent.|Primary |Secondary |Iteration |CR-SPLIT |Orbit |Duration Name | Num |Config | Mode | or FOV |Element |Wave.|Pattern Pos |Pattern Pos |Num |Num |Number | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ JUPITER-GRS-2 4 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS1-2K F469N none none none none 1 N/A S 2A-SUB JUPITER-GRS-2 5 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS1-2K F487N none none none none 1 N/A S 2A-SUB JUPITER-GRS-2 6 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS1-2K F631N none none none none 1 N/A S 2A-SUB JUPITER-GRS-2 7 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS1-2K F502N none none none none 1 N/A S 2A-SUB JUPITER-GRS-2 8 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS1-2K F395N none none none none 1 N/A S 2A-SUB JUPITER-GRS-2 9 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS-QUA FQ889N none none none none 1 N/A S D-SUB JUPITER-GRS-2 10 WFC3/UVI ACCUM UVIS1-2K F631N none none none none 1 N/A S 2A-SUB 13631( 8) - 10-Apr-2014 04:10:36 - [ 7] Summary Form for Proposal 13631 Item Used in this proposal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apertures UVIS-QUAD-SUB, UVIS1-2K2A-SUB ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Configurations WFC3/UVIS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Opmodes ACCUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Optional Parameters ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Special Requirements AFTER 01 BY .375 D TO .458 D, BETWEEN 21-APR-2014:09:30 AND 21-APR-2014:10:30, PCS MODE FINE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Spectral Elements F395N, F469N, F487N, F502N, F631N, FQ889N ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Target Names JUPITER-GRS-1, JUPITER-GRS-2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------