Space Weathering Perspectives on Europa Amidst the Tempest of the Jupiter Magnetospheric System

[摘要] Europa resides within a "perfect storm" tempest of extreme external field, plasma, and energetic particle interactions with the magnetospheric system of Jupiter. Missions to Europa must survive, functionally operate, make useful measurements, and return critical science data, while also providing full context on this ocean moon's response to the extreme environment. Related general perspectives on space weathering in the solar system are applied to mission and instrument science requirements for Europa.

[发布日期] 2010-01-01

[学科分类] 空间科学