Physics – Space Physics
Scientific paper
Jan 1999
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1999stin...9953345s&link_type=abstract
Technical Report, Colorado Univ. Boulder, CO United States Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
Physics
Space Physics
Toruses, Io, Nasa Programs, Toroidal Plasmas, Planetary Atmospheres, Jupiter (Planet), Moon, Connectors, Volcanoes, Solar System, Radio Bursts, Observation
Scientific paper
This final report describes the results of our NASA/Planetary Atmospheres program studying the atmosphere of Jupiter's moon Io and the plasma torus which it creates. Io is the most volcanically active body in the solar system, and it is embedded deep within the strongest magnetosphere of any planet. This combination of circumstances leads to a host of scientifically compelling phenomena, including (1) an atmosphere out of proportion with such a small object, (2) a correspondingly large atmospheric escape rate, (3) a ring of dense plasma locked in a feedback loop with the atmosphere, and (4) a host of Io-induced emissions from radio bursts to UV auroral spots on Jupiter. This proposal seeks to continue our investigation into the physics connecting these phenomena, with emphasis on Io's atmosphere and plasma torus. The physical processes are clearly of interest for Io, and also other places in the solar system where they are important but not so readily observable.
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