New aspects of the magnetospheres of Jupiter and Saturn
Abstract
The focus for the search for liquid water within our solar system has expanded in the last 20 years to include the moons of Jupiter and Saturn. Our understanding of the magnetospheres of these two planets and their moons has greatly increased following the orbital spacecraft missions at these two giant planets. This orbital exploration began with the Galileo spacecraft at Jupiter from 1995-2003, the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft at Saturn from 2004-2017 and the Juno spacecraft which began its orbital tour at Jupiter in 2016. Discoveries from all of these orbital planetary missions will be described as well as comparisons made between the two giant systems.
- Publication:
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43rd COSPAR Scientific Assembly. Held 28 January - 4 February
- Pub Date:
- January 2021
- Bibcode:
- 2021cosp...43E2453D