Plume Activity on Europa: Current Knowledge and Search Strategy for Europa Clipper

Plume Activity on Europa: Current Knowledge and Search Strategy for Europa Clipper

The presence of cryovolcanic activity in the form of geyser-like plumes at Jupiter’s moon Europa is a much-debated topic. As an active plume could allow direct sampling by a passing spacecraft of a potentially habitable interior environment, the detection and analysis of ongoing plume activity would...

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Main Authors: Lorenz Roth, Erin Leonard, Kelly Miller, Matt Hedman, Lynnae C. Quick, Tracy M. Becker, Shawn Brooks, Corey Cochrane, Ashley Gerard Davies, Carolyn M. Ernst, Cyril Grima, Candice J. Hansen, Carly Howett, Sean Hsu, Xianzhe Jia, Adrienn Luspay-Kuti, Margaret Kivelson, Fabian Klenner, Alfred McEwen, William B. McKinnon, Robert T. Pappalardo, Frank Postberg, Julie Rathbun, Kurt D. Retherford, Kirk Scanlan, K. Marshall Seaton, John R. Spencer, J. Hunter Waite, Paul Withers, Danielle Wyrick, Mikhail Yu. Zolotov, the Europa Clipper Plume Focus Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
Series:The Planetary Science Journal
Subjects:
Natural satellites (Solar system)
Natural satellite atmospheres
Geological processes
Volcanism
Natural satellite surfaces
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/adea6a
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