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    Yoneda, M; Kagitani, M; Tsuchiya, F; Sakanoi, T; Okano, S

    Icarus (New York, N.Y. 1962), 11/2015, Letnik: 261
    Journal Article

    Jupiter's sodium nebula, which originates from Io's volcanic gas, shows variations in its brightness due to the volcanic activity on Io. Imaging observation of D-line brightness in the sodium nebula was performed from 2013 through 2015 in a conjunction with the HISAKI mission. The D-line brightness of the sodium nebula had been stably faint and dim until January 2015, but it showed a distinct enhancement from February through March, 2015. The brightness increased by three times during this enhancement. Details in variations of Jupiter's sodium nebula are shown in this paper.