Interiors of Earth-like planets and satellites of the solar system

D Breuer, T Spohn, T Van Hoolst… - Surveys in …, 2022 - Springer
The Earth-like planets and moons in our solar system have iron-rich cores, silicate mantles,
and a basaltic crust. Differentiated icy moons can have a core and a mantle and an outer …

Characterization of icy moon hydrospheres through joint inversion of gravity and magnetic field measurements

F Petricca, A Genova, JC Castillo‐Rogez… - Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Several bodies in the outer solar system are believed to host liquid water oceans
underneath their icy surfaces. Knowledge of the hydrosphere properties is essential for …

Geophysical characterization of the interiors of Ganymede, Callisto and Europa by ESA's JUpiter ICy moons Explorer

T Van Hoolst, G Tobie, C Vallat, N Altobelli… - Space Science …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract The JUpiter ICy moons Explorer (JUICE) of ESA was launched on 14 April 2023
and will arrive at Jupiter and its moons in July 2031. In this review article, we describe how …

Joint analysis of JUICE and Europa Clipper tracking data to study the Jovian system ephemerides and dissipative parameters

A Magnanini, M Zannoni, LG Casajus, P Tortora… - Astronomy & …, 2024 - aanda.org
Context. Jupiter and its moons form a complex dynamical system that includes several
coupling dynamics at different frequencies. In particular the Laplace resonance is …

Callisto and Europa gravity measurements from JUICE 3GM experiment simulation

P Cappuccio, M Di Benedetto… - The Planetary Science …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The JUpiter Icy Moons Explorer is an ESA mission set for launch in 2023 April and
arrival in the Jovian system in 2031 July to investigate Jupiter and its icy satellites with a …

Tidal insights into rocky and icy bodies: An introduction and overview

A Bagheri, M Efroimsky, J Castillo-Rogez… - Advances in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Bodily tides provide key information on the interior structure, evolution, and origin of the
planetary bodies. Our Solar system harbors a very diverse population of planetary bodies …

The Lense–Thirring Effect on the Galilean Moons of Jupiter

L Iorio - Universe, 2023 - mdpi.com
The perspectives of detecting the general relativistic gravitomagnetic Lense–Thirring effect
on the orbits of the Galilean moons of Jupiter induced by the angular momentum S of the …

[HTML][HTML] The Ganymede Laser Altimeter (GALA) for the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE): Mission, science, and instrumentation of its receiver modules

K Enya, M Kobayashi, J Kimura, H Araki… - Advances in space …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) is a science mission led by the European
Space Agency, being developed for launch in 2023. The Ganymede Laser Altimeter (GALA) …

The high‐frequency tidal response of ocean worlds: Application to Europa and Ganymede

H Hay, I Matsuyama… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Europa and Ganymede, whose liquid water oceans are of uncertain thickness, are subject to
tidal forces across a broad frequency spectrum. Tidal deformation is inherently frequency …

A Spectral Method to Compute the Tides of Laterally Heterogeneous Bodies

M Rovira-Navarro, I Matsuyama… - The Planetary Science …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Body tides reveal information about planetary interiors and affect their evolution. Most
models to compute body tides rely on the assumption of a spherically symmetric interior …