Interaction of Galilean Moons with their Plasma Environments

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Apr 2003

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EGS - AGU - EUG Joint Assembly, Abstracts from the meeting held in Nice, France, 6 - 11 April 2003, abstract #3143

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The four Galilean moons exhibit unique styles of interaction with their plasma environments, controlled by the magnetospheric conditions at each moon's orbital distance, by the density and composition of the moon's atmosphere and by its interior properties. Io supplies approximately a ton of ions to the jovian magnetosphere every second enabling energy to be extracted from the rotation of Jupiter to power jovian magnetospheric engine. Fast neutrals accelerated at Io spread the pickup particles far from Io, leading ultimately to the generation of ion cyclotron waves. Europa also appears to supply ions to the jovian magnetosphere but at a much lower rate. The unique features of the Europa interaction are the production of a plume, perhaps sporadically, and its induced magnetic signature due to a deep global ocean. Ganymede has its own magnetosphere that interacts with the jovian magnetosphere while Callisto interacts but weakly with its environment.

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