The Magnetosphere of Jupiter: Moving from Discoveries Towards Understanding
Whitepaper #081 in the Decadal Survey for Solar and Space Physics (Heliophysics) 2024-2033. Main topics: basic research. Additional topics: planetary magnetospheres; space-based missions/projects.
by Frank Crary, Peter Delamere, Chuanfei Dong, George Hospadarsky, Sean Hsu, Peter Kollmann, Anna Kotova, Tim Livengood, Kurt Retherford, Jamey Szalay, Marissa Vogt, and Liang Wang
Published onJul 31, 2023
The Magnetosphere of Jupiter: Moving from Discoveries Towards Understanding
The magnetosphere of Jupiter has been observed by many spacecraft. The results have been discoveries of the global and general properties of the magnetosphere. They have typically raised more questions than they answered. We present some of the outstanding issues in understanding Jupiter’s magnetosphere and argue that this can be accomplished with small, focused missions.
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