Io Science Opportunities with JIMO: Observing in the InfraredThe Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter presents an opportunity to greatly improve our understanding of the most dynamic body in the solar system. Io is the best place to study tidal heating of the Galilean moons, provides unique insights into Earth history and is a unique laboratory for basic planetary physics. Many important questions about Io remain after Galileo that cannot be addressed from Earth or Earth orbit, but could be answered by limited observing time from JIMO with the appropriate instrumentation. Here we outline the requirements in the infrared.
Document ID
20030066045
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Smythe, W. D. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Lopes, R. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Spencer, J. R. (Lowell Observatory Flagstaff, AZ, United States)
Date Acquired
August 21, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2003
Publication Information
Publication: Forum on Concepts and Approaches for Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter