MASPEX-Europa: the Europa Clipper neutral gas mass spectrometer investigation

JH Waite Jr, JL Burch, TG Brockwell, DT Young… - Space Science …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract The MAss Spectrometer for Planetary EXploration (MASPEX) is a high-mass-
resolution, high-sensitivity, multi-bounce time-of-flight mass spectrometer (MBTOF) capable …

Exploring the composition of Europa with the upcoming Europa Clipper mission

TM Becker, MY Zolotov, MS Gudipati… - Space Science …, 2024 - Springer
Jupiter's icy moon, Europa, harbors a subsurface liquid water ocean; the prospect of this
ocean being habitable motivates further exploration of the moon with the upcoming NASA …

Endogenous CO2 ice mixture on the surface of Europa and no detection of plume activity

GL Villanueva, HB Hammel, SN Milam, S Faggi… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Jupiter's moon Europa has a subsurface ocean beneath an icy crust. Conditions within the
ocean are unknown, and it is unclear whether it is connected to the surface. We observed …

The distribution of CO2 on Europa indicates an internal source of carbon

SK Trumbo, ME Brown - Science, 2023 - science.org
Jupiter's moon Europa has a subsurface ocean, the chemistry of which is largely unknown.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) has previously been detected on the surface of Europa, but it was not …

Compositions and interior structures of the large moons of Uranus and implications for future spacecraft observations

J Castillo‐Rogez, B Weiss… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The five large moons of Uranus are important targets for future spacecraft missions. To
motivate and inform the exploration of these moons, we model their internal evolution …

Investigating Europa's habitability with the Europa Clipper

SD Vance, KL Craft, E Shock, BE Schmidt… - Space Science …, 2023 - Springer
The habitability of Europa is a property within a system, which is driven by a multitude of
physical and chemical processes and is defined by many interdependent parameters, so …

Slow evolution of Europa's interior: Metamorphic ocean origin, delayed metallic core formation, and limited seafloor volcanism

KT Trinh, CJ Bierson, JG O'Rourke - Science Advances, 2023 - science.org
Europa's ocean lies atop an interior made of metal and silicates. On the basis of gravity data
from the Galileo mission, many argued that Europa's interior, like Earth, is differentiated into …

On the identification of hyperhydrated sodium chloride hydrates, stable at icy moon conditions

B Journaux, A Pakhomova… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Sodium chloride is expected to be found on many of the surfaces of icy moons like Europa
and Ganymede. However, spectral identification remains elusive as the known NaCl …

Salts and organics on Ganymede's surface observed by the JIRAM spectrometer onboard Juno

F Tosi, A Mura, A Cofano, F Zambon, CR Glein… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The surface of Ganymede exhibits diversity in composition, interpreted as indicative of
geological age differences between dark and bright terrains. Observations from Galileo and …

Surface‐to‐ocean exchange by the sinking of impact generated melt chambers on Europa

E Carnahan, SD Vance, R Cox… - Geophysical Research …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Impacts into icy bodies often generate near‐surface melt chambers and thermal
perturbations that soften the ice. We explore the post‐impact evolution of non‐penetrating …