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Jupiter's radiation belts - Can Pioneer 10 surviveRecent calculations suggest that three of the Galilean satellites are very effective in limiting the fluxes of energetic electrons and protons diffusing inward from Jupiter's outer magnetosphere. Electron and proton densities with and without lunar effects are plotted as functions of the distance from the center of the planet in units of Jupiter radii. Both electrons and protons in the model come from the solar wind. The trajectory of Pioneer 10 in magnetic coordinates is examined and the period of greatest danger to the spacecraft is discussed.
Document ID
19740031077
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Hess, W. N.
(NOAA, Environmental Research Laboratories, Boulder Colo., United States)
Birmingham, T. J.
Mead, G. D.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Laboratory for Space Physics, Greenbelt, Md., United States)
Date Acquired
August 7, 2013
Publication Date
December 7, 1973
Publication Information
Publication: Science
Volume: 182
Subject Category
Space Radiation
Accession Number
74A13827
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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