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Jovian Systems

Since we have used different Jovian coordinate systems in previous work (Krupp et al., 1993) we include a description of these systems. Most of these systems are discussed in Dessler (1983). The Jovian pole of rotation is defined by the values $(\alpha,\delta)$ given for "Jupiter III" in Table.6. The transformation from $GEI_{J2000}$ can be calculated from

\begin{displaymath}
T(GEI_{J2000},JUP_X) = E(\alpha+90^\circ,90^\circ-\delta,w_0)
\end{displaymath} (38)

where the prime meridian angle $w_0$ is given in the following table. Note that longitudes are counted left-handed (clockwise) from the prime meridian in the following Jovian systems.


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Markus Fraenz 2002-03-12