Zook, H.A., E. Grün, M. Baguhl, D.P. Hamilton, G. Linkert,
J.-C. Liou, R. Forsyth and J.L. Phillips 1996. Jovian dust
bursts. In Physics, Chemistry, and Dynamics of
Interplanetary Dust, (B.A.S. Gustafson and M.S. Hanner, Eds.),
23-25.
Six streams of dust were unexpectedly detected by the Ulysses dust
detector while this spacecraft was approximately within one AU
distance from Jupiter (Grun et. al. 1993). Stream durations ranged
from hours to days for individual streams. It was clear that the dust
in these streams (or bursts), from their directionality of approach to
the spacecraft and from the nearness of stream occurrences to Jupiter,
emanated from the Jovian system. Here we present weak evidence that
the dust particles leave the Jovian system in bursts rather than as a
continuous stream.
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