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Galileo - Mission to Jupiter

Science objectives

Galileo is designed to conduct an extensive and comprehensive investigation of the Jovian system. The main scientific targets are:

  • high resolution imaging of the Galilean satellites
  • surface/atmospheric composition and thermal mapping
  • atmospheric particles, thermal/reflected radiation
  • atmospheric gases, aerosols,...
  • strengths and fluctuations of magnetic fields
  • global distributions of energetic electrons and ions in the Jovian magnetosphere
  • plasma composition and energy distribution of ions
  • electromagnetic waves and wave particle interactions
  • mass, velocity, charge of sub-micrometer particles
  • heavy ion charged particles
  • masses and internal structures of the moons
  • satellite radii and atmospheric structure


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