An optimum opportunity for interstellar dust measurements by the JUICE mission

• Verfasst von: Sterken, Veerle Jasmin [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Postberg, Frank [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Grün, Eberhard [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: An optimum opportunity for interstellar dust measurements by the JUICE mission
• Verf.angabe: V.J. Sterken, N. Altobelli, S. Kempf, H. Krüger, F. Postberg, R.H. Soja, R. Srama, E. Grün
• E-Jahr: 2012
• Jahr: 8 July 2012
• Umfang: 5 S.
• Fussnoten: Gesehen am 02.09.2020
• Titel Quelle: Enthalten in: Planetary and space science
• Ort Quelle: Kidlington [u.a.] : Elsevier Science, 1959
• Jahr Quelle: 2012
• Band/Heft Quelle: 71(2012), 1, Seite 142-146
• ISSN Quelle: 1873-5088
• DOI: doi:10.1016/j.pss.2012.06.020
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• Sach-SW: Interstellar dust
• Sach-SW: JUICE mission
• K10plus-PPN: 1572056754

Abstract

The JUpiter ICy moons Explorer (JUICE) is an ESA L-class mission concept designed to explore the Galilean satellites of the Jovian system. Although the current mission science goals do not include any astrophysical observations, we find that the planned period of the JUICE mission is optimal for in situ measurements of Interstellar Dust (ISD), due to highly increased flux levels at that time. In case that JUICE carries a dust detector, this could lead to in situ high-resolution mass spectra of ISD grains. Such compositional information on the ISD grains is important for understanding the origins of solar/planetary systems, and therefore could represent a valuable addition to the core JUICE mission science.