Investigating Europa's radiation environment with the Europa Clipper radiation monitor
We present an overview of the radiation environment monitoring program planned for the
Europa Clipper mission. The harsh radiation environment of Jupiter will be measured by a …
Europa Clipper mission. The harsh radiation environment of Jupiter will be measured by a …
Glaciers and ice sheets as analog environments of potentially habitable icy worlds
E Garcia-Lopez, C Cid - Frontiers in microbiology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Icy worlds in the solar system and beyond have attracted a remarkable attention as possible
habitats for life. The current consideration about whether life exists beyond Earth is based on …
habitats for life. The current consideration about whether life exists beyond Earth is based on …
EPOXI at comet Hartley 2
MF A'Hearn, MJS Belton, WA Delamere, LM Feaga… - Science, 2011 - science.org
Understanding how comets work—what drives their activity—is crucial to the use of comets
in studying the early solar system. EPOXI (Extrasolar Planet Observation and Deep Impact …
in studying the early solar system. EPOXI (Extrasolar Planet Observation and Deep Impact …
Salts and radiation products on the surface of Europa
The surface of Europa could contain the compositional imprint of an underlying interior
ocean, but competing hypotheses differ over whether spectral observations from the Galileo …
ocean, but competing hypotheses differ over whether spectral observations from the Galileo …
Mean radius and shape of Pluto and Charon from New Horizons images
Abstract Approach images taken by the LORRI imaging system during the New Horizons
spacecraft encounter have been used to determine the mean radii and shapes of Pluto and …
spacecraft encounter have been used to determine the mean radii and shapes of Pluto and …
Europa's surface composition
RW Carlson, WM Calvin, JB Dalton, GB Hansen… - Europa, 2009 - books.google.com
Europa is a fully differentiated planet-sized satellite with a Fe or Fe-FeS core, a silicate
mantle, and a 100-to 160-km-thick outer layer consisting of an icy crust covering a probable …
mantle, and a 100-to 160-km-thick outer layer consisting of an icy crust covering a probable …
A distribution of large particles in the coma of Comet 103P/Hartley 2
MS Kelley, DJ Lindler, D Bodewits, MF A'Hearn… - Icarus, 2013 - Elsevier
The coma of Comet 103P/Hartley 2 has a significant population of large particles observed
as point sources in images taken by the Deep Impact spacecraft. We measure their spatial …
as point sources in images taken by the Deep Impact spacecraft. We measure their spatial …
Plasma, plumes and rings: Saturn system dynamics as recorded in global color patterns on its midsize icy satellites
P Schenk, DP Hamilton, RE Johnson, WB McKinnon… - Icarus, 2011 - Elsevier
New global maps of the five inner midsize icy saturnian satellites, Mimas, Enceladus, Tethys,
Dione, and Rhea, have been constructed in three colors (UV, Green and near-IR) at …
Dione, and Rhea, have been constructed in three colors (UV, Green and near-IR) at …
Surface composition and properties of Ganymede: Updates from ground-based observations with the near-infrared imaging spectrometer SINFONI/VLT/ESO
Ganymede's surface exhibits great geological diversity, with old dark terrains, expressed
through the surface composition, which is known to be dominated by two constituents: H 2 O …
through the surface composition, which is known to be dominated by two constituents: H 2 O …
High albedos of low inclination Classical Kuiper belt objects
MJ Brucker, WM Grundy, JA Stansberry, JR Spencer… - Icarus, 2009 - Elsevier
We present observations of thermal emission from fifteen transneptunian objects (TNOs)
made using the Spitzer Space Telescope. Thirteen of the targets are members of the …
made using the Spitzer Space Telescope. Thirteen of the targets are members of the …