New Horizons at Europa |
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Feb 27 2007, 09:31 PM
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Time to start a thread about a far more interesting jovian moon
Passing probe to study 'crop circles' on Europa 17:38 27 February 2007 NewScientist.com news service Kelly Young |
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Mar 5 2007, 05:00 PM
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On comparing Enceladus and Io:
The torus of particles in Io's orbit does not come directly from the volcanoes; it comes from "atmospheric sputtering." The volcanoes contribute to Io's tenuous atmosphere; which is "stripped" by the magnetospheric radiation (atmospheric sputtering). Surface sputtering, the ejection of molecules following ion impact mentioned above, might also contribute. To see an Enceladus-like plume, we'll need to look close to the surface. |
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