Characterization of the Surfaces and Near-Surface Atmospheres of Ganymede, Europa and Callisto by JUICE
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2024
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 exploration conducted with several spacecraft to recent telescopic observations, and we show how the ESA JUICE mission plans to explore these surfaces and atmospheres in detail with its scientific payload. The surface geology of the moons is the main evidence of their evolution and reflects the internal heating provided by tidal interactions. Surface composition is the result of endogenous and exogenous processes, with the former providing valuable information about the potential composition of shallow subsurface liquid pockets, possibly connected to deeper oceans. Finally, the icy Galilean moons have tenuous atmospheres that arise from charged particle sputtering affecting their surfaces. In the case of Europa, plumes of water vapour have also been reported, whose phenomenology at present is poorly understood and requires future close exploration. In the three main sections of the article, we discuss these topics, highlighting the key scientific objectives and investigations to be achieved by JUICE. Based on a recent predicted trajectory, we also show potential coverage maps and other examples of reference measurements. The scientific discussion and observation planning presented here are the outcome of the JUICE Working Group 2 (WG2): “Surfaces and Near-surface Exospheres of the Satellites, dust and rings”.
Icy Galilean satellites
Near-surface atmospheres
JUICE
Surface composition
Geology
Författare
F. Tosi
Istituto nazionale di astrofisica (INAF)
Thomas Roatsch
Deutsches Zentrums für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR)
André Galli
Physics Institute
Ernst Hauber
Deutsches Zentrums für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR)
Alice Lucchetti
Istituto nazionale di astrofisica (INAF)
Philippa Molyneux
Southwest Research Institute
Katrin Stephan
Deutsches Zentrums für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR)
Nicholas Achilleos
University College London (UCL)
Francesca Bovolo
Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK)
John Carter
Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale
T. Cavalie
Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Bordeaux
Observatoire de Paris
G. Cimo
JOINT INSTITUTE FOR V.L.B.I. IN EUROPE (J.I.V.E.)
Emiliano D’Aversa
Istituto nazionale di astrofisica (INAF)
Klaus Gwinner
Deutsches Zentrums für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR)
P. Hartogh
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
Hans Huybrighs
Khalifa University
Dunsink Observatory
Yves Langevin
Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale
E. Lellouch
Observatoire de Paris
Alessandra Migliorini
Istituto nazionale di astrofisica (INAF)
Pasquale Palumbo
Istituto nazionale di astrofisica (INAF)
G. Piccioni
Istituto nazionale di astrofisica (INAF)
Jeffrey J. Plaut
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
Frank Postberg
Freie Universität Berlin
François Poulet
Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale
Kurt Retherford
Southwest Research Institute
Ladislav Rezac
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
Lorenz Roth
Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan (KTH)
Anezina Solomonidou
Hellenic Space Center
Gabriel Tobie
Université de Nantes
P. Tortora
Universita di Bologna
Cecilia Tubiana
Istituto nazionale di astrofisica (INAF)
Roland Wagner
Deutsches Zentrums für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR)
Eva Wirström
Chalmers, Rymd-, geo- och miljövetenskap, Onsala rymdobservatorium
Peter Wurz
Physics Institute
Francesca Zambon
Istituto nazionale di astrofisica (INAF)
Marco Zannoni
Universita di Bologna
S. Barabash
Institutet for rymdfysik
Lorenzo Bruzzone
Universita degli Studi di Trento
Michele Dougherty
Imperial College London
Randy Gladstone
Southwest Research Institute
L. I. Gurvits
TU Delft
JOINT INSTITUTE FOR V.L.B.I. IN EUROPE (J.I.V.E.)
Hauke Hussmann
Deutsches Zentrums für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR)
Luciano Iess
Sapienza, Università di Roma
Jan Erik Wahlund
Institutet for rymdfysik
O. Witasse
European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESA ESTEC)
Claire Vallat
European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC)
R. Lorente
European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC)
Space Science Reviews
0038-6308 (ISSN) 1572-9672 (eISSN)
Vol. 220 5 59Ämneskategorier
Astronomi, astrofysik och kosmologi
DOI
10.1007/s11214-024-01089-8
PubMed
39132056