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X-rays from solar system objects

Snowden, Steven L.; Bhardwaj, Anil; Branduardi-Raymont, Graziella +11 more

During the last few years our knowledge about the X-ray emission from bodies within the solar system has significantly improved. Several new solar system objects are now known to shine in X-rays at energies below 2 keV. Apart from the Sun, the known X-ray emitters now include planets (Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn), planetary satellites …

Latest results on Jovian disk X-rays from XMM-Newton

Branduardi-Raymont, G.; Soria, R.; Waite, J. H. +6 more

We present the results of a spectral study of the soft X-ray emission (0.2-2.5 keV) from low-latitude ('disk') regions of Jupiter. The data were obtained during two observing campaigns with XMM-Newton in April and November 2003. While the level of the emission remained approximately the same between April and the first half of the November observa…