Chandra Digest (Feb 27): Jupiter

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** Jupiter: Hot Spot Makes Trouble for Theory

A pulsating hot spot of X-rays has been discovered in the polar regions of Jupiter's upper atmosphere by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. Previous theories cannot explain either the pulsations or the location of the hot spot, prompting scientists to search for a new process to produce Jupiter's X-rays. http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2002/0001/

** Operations CXO Status Report (Friday 02/22/02)

During the last week the observing schedule was completed as planned. Chandra passed through eclipses 7, 8 and 9 of the 2002 Spring season on February 16, 19 and 21 with nominal power and thermal performance. A real-time procedure was carried out on February 21 to reconfigure the spacecraft's power subsystem for the short eclipse that will occur on February 24. http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/updates/update_022202.html

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