NASA Logo

NTRS

NTRS - NASA Technical Reports Server

Back to Results
Interaction of the Magnetospheric Ions with the Surfaces of the Icy Satellites of SaturnThe extraordinary connection between the compositions of the surfaces of the satellites and ring particles and the composition of the magnetospheric plasmas in which they are embedded is examined. What may be even more exciting is this connection is being developed and understood via a combination of laboratory and satellite measurements. This interaction has stimulated new research on radiation effects in materials which will be technologically useful. Laboratory measurements have begun to characterize the changes induced in ice by ion and electron bombardment. Most attention was paid to measurements of the atoms and molecules ejected via ion bombardment, but work was initiated on changes in the spectral character of the ice. Recent results on CH4 and mixtures of HZO and CH4 indicate that a considerable amount of chemistry is induced in such ices via bombardment.
Document ID
19850015180
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other
Authors
Johnson, R. E.
(Virginia Univ. Charlottesville, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
April 1, 1985
Publication Information
Publication: NASA, Washington Repts. of Planetary Geol. and Geophys. Program, 1984
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
85N23491
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Document Inquiry

Available Downloads

There are no available downloads for this record.
No Preview Available