Coherent scattering effects in the polarizing properties of the Galilean satellites of Jupiter

Attention is drawn to the fact that not quite reliable data on the position of the polarization plane were used in study [Rosenbush, V.K. et al., Astrophys. J., 1997, vol. 487, no. 1, pp. 402–414] for the comparison of calculated and observed peaks in the polarization of the Galilean satellites of Jupiter near opposition. We propose the hypothesis that this polarization peak is formed by light interference on microcracks aligned in a required way rather than on closely-spaced particles.