Magnetospheric Science Objectives of the Juno Mission

F Bagenal, A Adriani, F Allegrini, SJ Bolton… - Space Science …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract In July 2016, NASA's Juno mission becomes the first spacecraft to enter polar orbit
of Jupiter and venture deep into unexplored polar territories of the magnetosphere. Focusing …

Review of Mercury's dynamic magnetosphere: Post-MESSENGER era and comparative magnetospheres

W Sun, RM Dewey, S Aizawa, J Huang… - Science China Earth …, 2022 - Springer
This review paper summarizes the research of Mercury's magnetosphere in the Post-
MESSENGER era and compares its dynamics to those in other planetary magnetospheres …

Cassini magnetometer observations during Saturn orbit insertion

MK Dougherty, N Achilleos, N Andre, CS Arridge… - Science, 2005 - science.org
Cassini's successful orbit insertion has provided the first examination of Saturn's
magnetosphere in 23 years, revealing a dynamic plasma and magnetic environment on …

Warping of Saturn's magnetospheric and magnetotail current sheets

CS Arridge, KK Khurana, CT Russell… - Journal of …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The magnetotails of Jupiter and Earth are known to be hinged so that their orientation is
controlled by the magnetic field of the planet at small distances and asymptotically approach …

Reconnection in a rotation‐dominated magnetosphere and its relation to Saturn's auroral dynamics

SWH Cowley, SV Badman, EJ Bunce… - Journal of …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
The first extended series of observations of Saturn's auroral emissions, undertaken by the
Hubble Space Telescope in January 2004 in conjunction with measurements of the …

Modeling the size and shape of Saturn's magnetopause with variable dynamic pressure

CS Arridge, N Achilleos, MK Dougherty… - Journal of …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
The location and shape of a planetary magnetopause is principally determined by the
dynamic pressure, Dp, of the solar wind, the orientation of the planet's magnetic dipole with …

Magnetospheric configuration and dynamics of Saturn's magnetosphere: A global MHD simulation

X Jia, KC Hansen, TI Gombosi… - Journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
We investigate the solar wind interaction with Saturn's magnetosphere by using a global
magnetohydrodynamic simulation driven by an idealized time‐varying solar wind input that …

Energetic ion acceleration in Saturn's magnetotail: Substorms at Saturn?

DG Mitchell, PC Brandt, EC Roelof… - Geophysical …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
The Magnetospheric Imaging Instrument (MIMI) Ion and Neutral Camera (INCA) on the
Cassini spacecraft has recorded abrupt increases in energetic neutral atom flux coming from …

Interplanetary magnetic field properties and variability near Mercury's orbit

MK James, SM Imber, EJ Bunce… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The first extensive study of interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) characteristics and stability at
Mercury is undertaken using MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and …

Why are some solar wind pressure pulses followed by geomagnetic storms?

AR Fogg, CM Jackman, I Coco… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Rapid increases in solar wind dynamic pressure, known as solar wind pressure pulses,
compress the Earth's magnetosphere and can rapidly restructure the electrodynamics within …