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 …

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 …

Evidence for subduction in the ice shell of Europa

SA Kattenhorn, LM Prockter - Nature Geoscience, 2014 - nature.com
Jupiter's icy moon Europa has one of the youngest planetary surfaces in the Solar System,
implying rapid recycling by some mechanism. Despite ubiquitous extension and creation of …

Radar for Europa assessment and sounding: ocean to near-surface (REASON)

DD Blankenship, A Moussessian, E Chapin… - Space science …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract The Radar for Europa Assessment and Sounding: Ocean to Near-surface
(REASON) is a dual-frequency ice-penetrating radar (9 and 60 MHz) onboard the Europa …

The map** imaging spectrometer for Europa (MISE)

DL Blaney, K Hibbitts, S Diniega, AG Davies… - Space Science …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract The Map** Imaging Spectrometer for Europa (MISE) is an infrared compositional
instrument that will fly on NASA's Europa Clipper mission to the Jupiter system. MISE is …

Science potential from a Europa lander

RT Pappalardo, S Vance, F Bagenal, BG Bills… - Astrobiology, 2013 - liebertpub.com
The prospect of a future soft landing on the surface of Europa is enticing, as it would create
science opportunities that could not be achieved through flyby or orbital remote sensing …

Characterization of the surfaces and near-surface atmospheres of Ganymede, Europa and Callisto by JUICE

F Tosi, T Roatsch, A Galli, E Hauber, A Lucchetti… - Space science …, 2024 - Springer
We present the state of the art on the study of surfaces and tenuous atmospheres of the icy
Galilean satellites Ganymede, Europa and Callisto, from past and ongoing space …

Tidal insights into rocky and icy bodies: An introduction and overview

A Bagheri, M Efroimsky, J Castillo-Rogez… - Advances in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Bodily tides provide key information on the interior structure, evolution, and origin of the
planetary bodies. Our Solar system harbors a very diverse population of planetary bodies …

Band formation and ocean‐surface interaction on Europa and Ganymede

SM Howell, RT Pappalardo - Geophysical Research Letters, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Geologic activity in the outer H2O ice shells of Europa and Ganymede, Galilean moons of
Jupiter, may facilitate material exchange between global water oceans and the icy surface …

The case for an ocean-bearing Mimas from tidal heating analysis

AR Rhoden, ME Walker - Icarus, 2022 - Elsevier
Cassini measurements of Mimas' physical libration can be explained by either a non-
hydrostatic core or a global, liquid water ocean beneath a 24–31 km thick ice shell. An …