A Low Frequency Radio and Radar Instrument to Explore Jupiter's Icy MoonsThe addition of a comprehensive wave investigation to the Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter (JIMO) science payload will provide a broad range of information on the icy moons of Jupiter including the detection of subsurface liquid oceans; mapping of their ionospheres; their interaction with the magnetospheric environment; and on the Jovian magnetosphere. These measurements are obtained through the use of both passive and active (sounding) means over broad frequency ranges. The frequency range of interest extends from less than 1 Hz to 40 MHz for passive measurements, from approximately 1 kHz to a few MHz for magnetospheric and ionospheric sounding, and between 1 and approximately 10 MHz for subsurface radar sounding. An instrument to detect subsurface radar sounding, magnetospheric interactions, and ionospheric sounding is discussed.
Document ID
20030066017
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Kurth, W. S. (Iowa Univ. Iowa City, IA, United States)
Gurnett, D. A. (Iowa Univ. Iowa City, IA, United States)
Plaut, J. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Bolton, S. J. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Farrell, W. M. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Desch, M. D. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Kaiser, M. L. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Zarka, P. (Observatoire de Paris-Meudon France)
Lecacheux, A. (Observatoire de Paris-Meudon France)
Bale, S. D. (California Univ. Berkeley, CA, 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