Exploring the interior of Europa with the Europa Clipper

JH Roberts, WB McKinnon, CM Elder, G Tobie… - Space Science …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract The Galileo mission to Jupiter revealed that Europa is an ocean world. The Galileo
magnetometer experiment in particular provided strong evidence for a salty subsurface …

Geophysical characterization of the interiors of Ganymede, Callisto and Europa by ESA's JUpiter ICy moons Explorer

T Van Hoolst, G Tobie, C Vallat, N Altobelli… - Space Science …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract The JUpiter ICy moons Explorer (JUICE) of ESA was launched on 14 April 2023
and will arrive at Jupiter and its moons in July 2031. In this review article, we describe how …

Exploring the composition of Europa with the upcoming Europa Clipper mission

TM Becker, MY Zolotov, MS Gudipati… - Space Science …, 2024 - Springer
Jupiter's icy moon, Europa, harbors a subsurface liquid water ocean; the prospect of this
ocean being habitable motivates further exploration of the moon with the upcoming NASA …

Investigating Europa's habitability with the Europa Clipper

SD Vance, KL Craft, E Shock, BE Schmidt… - Space Science …, 2023 - Springer
The habitability of Europa is a property within a system, which is driven by a multitude of
physical and chemical processes and is defined by many interdependent parameters, so …

The Europa clipper magnetometer

MG Kivelson, X Jia, KA Lee, CA Raymond… - Space Science …, 2023 - Springer
Global-scale properties of Europa's putative ocean, including its depth, thickness, and
conductivity, can be established from measurements of the magnetic field on multiple close …

Science Overview of the Europa Clipper Mission

RT Pappalardo, BJ Buratti, H Korth, DA Senske… - Space Science …, 2024 - Springer
The goal of NASA's Europa Clipper mission is to assess the habitability of Jupiter's moon
Europa. After entering Jupiter orbit in 2030, the flight system will collect science data while …

Joint analysis of JUICE and Europa Clipper tracking data to study the Jovian system ephemerides and dissipative parameters

A Magnanini, M Zannoni, LG Casajus, P Tortora… - Astronomy & …, 2024 - aanda.org
Context. Jupiter and its moons form a complex dynamical system that includes several
coupling dynamics at different frequencies. In particular the Laplace resonance is …

Europa Ultraviolet Spectrograph (Europa-UVS)

KD Retherford, TM Becker, GR Gladstone… - Space Science …, 2024 - Springer
NASA's Europa Clipper mission is designed to provide a diversity of measurements to
further our understanding of the potential habitability of this intriguing ocean world. The …

Planned geological investigations of the Europa Clipper Mission

IJ Daubar, AG Hayes, GC Collins, KL Craft… - Space Science …, 2024 - Springer
Geological investigations planned for the Europa Clipper mission will examine the
formation, evolution, and expression of geomorphic structures found on the surface …

Characterization of icy moon hydrospheres through joint inversion of gravity and magnetic field measurements

F Petricca, A Genova, JC Castillo‐Rogez… - Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Several bodies in the outer solar system are believed to host liquid water oceans
underneath their icy surfaces. Knowledge of the hydrosphere properties is essential for …