Radiation Belts of Jupiter: A Second Look
Abstract
The outbound leg of the Pioneer 11 Jupiter flyby explored a region farther from the equator than that traversed by Pioneer 10, and the new data require modification or augmentation of the magnetodisk model based on the Pioneer 10 flyby. The inner moons of Jupiter are sinks of energetic particles and sometimes sources. A large spike of particles was found near Io. Multiple peaks occurred in the particle fluxes near closest approach to the planet; this structure may be accounted for by a complex magnetic field configuration. The decrease in proton flux observed near minimum altitude on the Pioneer 10 flyby appears attributable to particle absorption by Amalthea.
- Publication:
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Science
- Pub Date:
- May 1975
- DOI:
- 10.1126/science.188.4187.465
- Bibcode:
- 1975Sci...188..465F
- Keywords:
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- Flyby Missions;
- Jupiter Atmosphere;
- Pioneer 11 Space Probe;
- Proton Flux Density;
- Radiation Belts;
- Spaceborne Astronomy;
- Electron Flux Density;
- Io;
- Magnetic Field Configurations;
- Particle Energy;
- Pioneer 10 Space Probe;
- Planetary Radiation;
- Lunar and Planetary Exploration