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Consolmagno & Menard 1995
Consolmagno, G.J. and Menard, G. (1995). A search for variations in the light curves of Io and Europa during the impact of comet SL9: A, H, and Q Events. Geophysical Research Letters 22: doi: 10.1029/95GL01191. issn: 0094-8276.

We observed Europa (A event) and Io (H and Q events) with a high speed photometer at the 0.6m telescope at Castel Gandolfo, Italy, to search for impact light echoes. Although several fluctuations in light level from these moons were detected, most can be attributed to terrestrial effects. However, some signals during all three events cannot be easily diagnosed as spurious, and may represent real flashes. In particular, we see possible light echoes (at roughly the 2-sigma level) for the A, Q2 and Q1 events; an increase in signal from Io during the brightest part of the H event as seen from Earth; and a three-sigma event four minutes after the Q2 event that matches a similar event observed in Kiev. ¿ American Geophysical Union 1995

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Planetology, Comets and Small Bodies, General or miscellaneous, Planetology, Fluid Planets, General or miscellaneous
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Geophysical Research Letters
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