Characterization of the surfaces and near-surface atmospheres of Ganymede, Europa and Callisto by JUICE

F Tosi, T Roatsch, A Galli, E Hauber, A Lucchetti… - Space science …, 2024 - Springer
We present the state of the art on the study of surfaces and tenuous atmospheres of the icy
Galilean satellites Ganymede, Europa and Callisto, from past and ongoing space …

Surface‐plasma interactions at Europa in draped magnetospheric fields: The contribution of energetic electrons to energy deposition and sputtering

P Addison, L Liuzzo, S Simon - Journal of Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
We calculate the time‐varying spatial distribution of energetic magnetospheric electron
influx onto Europa's surface by combining a hybrid model of the moon's draped …

An introduction to cryo‐FIB‐SEM cross‐sectioning of frozen, hydrated Life Science samples

MF Hayles, DAM De Winter - Journal of Microscopy, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The introduction of cryo‐techniques to the focused ion‐beam scanning electron microscope
(FIB‐SEM) has brought new opportunities to study frozen, hydrated samples from the field of …

Callisto's atmosphere: The oxygen enigma

SR Carberry Mogan, L Liuzzo… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Observations of Callisto's atmosphere have indicated an O2 component should exist, but the
evolution from its initial source to its inferred steady‐state abundance is not well understood …

Europa's ice-related atmosphere: The sputter contribution

A Vorburger, P Wurz - Icarus, 2018 - Elsevier
Europa, Jupiter's innermost icy satellite, is embedded well within Jupiter's magnetospheric
plasma, an intense flux of ions and electrons that approximately co-rotate with Jupiter. The …

Experimental insights into space weathering of phobos: Laboratory investigation of sputtering by atomic and molecular planetary ions

PS Szabo, H Biber, N Jäggi, M Wappl… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Investigating the space weathering of the Martian moon Phobos represents an important
step toward understanding the development from its origin to its present‐day appearance …

Kinetic simulations of the Jovian energetic ion circulation around Ganymede

C Plainaki, S Massetti, X Jia, A Mura… - The Astrophysical …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
The temporal and spatial variability of the radiation environment around Ganymede has a
direct impact on the moon's exosphere, which links Jupiter's magnetosphere with the …

[HTML][HTML] Complex Ice Chemistry: A comparative study of electron irradiated planetary ice analogues containing methane

KA Kipfer, A Galli, A Riedo, M Tulej, P Wurz… - Icarus, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Various Solar System objects are covered in layers of ice that are dominated by H 2
O, CH 4, and N 2 and in which complex chemical processes take place. In this work, the …

The Jovian energetic ion environment of Ganymede: Planetary space weather considerations in view of the JUICE mission

C Plainaki, S Massetti, X Jia, A Mura… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Determining the properties of radiation environments inside planetary magnetospheres is
one of the key challenges of planetary space weather science. In this work, we expand our …

The effect of cosmic rays on cometary nuclei. ii. impact on ice composition and structure

R Maggiolo, G Gronoff, G Cessateur… - The Astrophysical …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Since their formation in the protosolar nebula some∼ 4.5 billion years ago, comets are in
storage in cold distant regions of the solar system, the Kuiper Belt/scattered disk or Oort …