Ganymede Flyby - PJ34, June 7, 2021 |
Ganymede Flyby - PJ34, June 7, 2021 |
Dec 18 2022, 12:29 AM
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I was just at the annual American Geophysical Union meeting. Preliminary results for the the Europa flyby were presented (assume papers like those just published for the Ganymede flyby will be available for Europa in a yearish). Two key highlights: 1) No plumes were detected during this flyby with this set of instruments 2) The microwave profiles of the interior ice structures of Ganymede and Europa are very different. The presenters noted that at one frequency, the microwave results for Europa were consistent with a homogeneous transition layer to water but that MUCH more work was needed to interpret the data. So, stay tuned. I was also impressed with the quality of the images from JunoCam, which was never designed for satellite imaging or mapping. From the press conference here were the microwave radiometer images for the two moons -------------------- |
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