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De Sitter’s theory of Galilean satellites [PDF]

open access: yesCelestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy, 2016
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Henk Broer, Lei Zhao, Broer Henk
exaly   +4 more sources

Galilean Satellites: Anomalous Temperatures Disputed [PDF]

open access: yesScience, 1977
Anomalous averaged infrared brightness temperatures of the Galilean satellites of Jupiter reported by Gross (1975) are rejected as falsely conceived and lacking physical reality. It is argued that the calculations of equilibrium temperatures should be corrected, whereupon predictions would be in satisfactory agreement with observations, in conformity ...
Larry A Lebofsky, Glenn J Veeder
exaly   +5 more sources

Cratering Rates on the Galilean Satellites [PDF]

open access: yesIcarus, 1998
We exploit recent theoretical advances toward the origin and orbital evolution of comets and asteroids to obtain revised estimates for cratering rates in the jovian system. We find that most, probably more than 90%, of the craters on the Galilean satellites are caused by the impact of Jupiter-family comets (JFCs).
Zahnle, Kevin   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Assessing the Detectability of Europa’s Seafloor Topography from Europa Clipper’s Gravity Data

open access: yesThe Planetary Science Journal, 2022
Due to its size and tidal heating, Europa may potentially possess active volcanism and hydrothermal circulation at its seafloor. The upcoming Europa Clipper mission provides the opportunity to obtain global gravity maps over a range of spatial scales, up
Ze-Wen Koh   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Stratigraphy, Crater Size–Frequency Distribution, and Chronology of Selected Areas of Ganymede’s Light and Dark Terrains

open access: yesThe Planetary Science Journal, 2023
The stratigraphy of the largest natural satellite of our solar system, Ganymede, is investigated using available global mosaic (basemap) and high-resolution images. We are focusing on the reconstruction of the formation and tectonic evolution of selected
Namitha Rose Baby   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Jupiter’s Early Luminosity May Have Driven off Io’s Initial Water Inventory

open access: yesThe Planetary Science Journal, 2023
After its formation, Jupiter was substantially more luminous than it is at the present day (10 ^4 times). Right after formation, the inner satellites Io and Europa would have received an order-of-magnitude larger incoming flux from Jupiter, than solar ...
Carver J. Bierson   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Experimental Validation of Cryobot Thermal Models for the Exploration of Ocean Worlds

open access: yesThe Planetary Science Journal, 2023
Accessing the potentially habitable subsurface waters of Ocean Worlds requires a robotic ice probe (or “cryobot”) to traverse tens of kilometers of ice with temperatures ranging from ∼100 to 273 K.
Paula do Vale Pereira   +19 more
doaj   +1 more source

Coordinates of features on the Galilean satellites [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 1981
Control nets of the four Galilean satellites have been established photogrammetrically from pictures taken by the two Voyager spacecraft during their flybys of Jupiter in 1979. Coordinates of 504 points on Io, 112 points on Europa, 1547 points on Ganymede, and 439 points on Callisto are listed. Selected points are identified on U.S.
Merton E. Davies, Frank Y. Katayama
openaire   +1 more source

Thermal Properties of the Leading Hemisphere of Callisto Inferred from ALMA Observations

open access: yesThe Planetary Science Journal, 2023
We present a thermal observation of Callisto's leading hemisphere obtained using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array at 0.87 mm (343 GHz).
Maria Camarca   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Early Stages of Galilean Moon Formation in a Water-depleted Environment

open access: yesThe Astrophysical Journal Letters, 2023
A key feature of the Galilean satellite system is its monotonic decrease in bulk density with growing distance from Jupiter, indicating an ice mass fraction that is zero in the innermost moon Io and about half in the outer moons Ganymede and Callisto ...
Olivier Mousis   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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