The Europa Clipper Magnetometer
Abstract Global-scale properties of Europa’s putative ocean, including its depth, thickness, and conductivity, can be established from measurements of the magnetic field on multiple close flybys of the moon at different phases of the synodic and orbital periods such as those planned f...
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| author | Kivelson, Margaret G. Jia, Xianzhe Lee, Karen A. Raymond, Carol A. Khurana, Krishan K. Perley, Mitchell O. Biersteker, John B. Blacksberg, Jordana Caron, Ryan Cochrane, Corey J. Dawson, Olivia R. Harris, Camilla D. K. Jones, Jonathan E. |
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| author_facet | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences Kivelson, Margaret G. Jia, Xianzhe Lee, Karen A. Raymond, Carol A. Khurana, Krishan K. Perley, Mitchell O. Biersteker, John B. Blacksberg, Jordana Caron, Ryan Cochrane, Corey J. Dawson, Olivia R. Harris, Camilla D. K. Jones, Jonathan E. |
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Global-scale properties of Europa’s putative ocean, including its depth, thickness, and conductivity, can be established from measurements of the magnetic field on multiple close flybys of the moon at different phases of the synodic and orbital periods such as those planned for the Europa Clipper mission. The Europa Clipper Magnetometer (ECM) has been designed and constructed to provide the required high precision, temporally stable measurements over the range of temperatures and other environmental conditions that will be encountered in the solar wind and at Jupiter. Three low-noise, tri-axial fluxgate sensors provided by the University of California, Los Angeles are controlled by an electronics unit developed at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Each fluxgate sensor measures the vector magnetic field over a wide dynamic range (±4000 nT per axis) with a resolution of 8 pT. A rigorous magnetic cleanliness program has been adopted for the spacecraft and its payload. The sensors are mounted far out on an 8.5 m boom to form a configuration that makes it possible to measure the remaining spacecraft field and remove its contribution to data from the outboard sensor. This paper provides details of the magnetometer design, implementation and testing, the ground calibrations and planned calibrations in cruise and in orbit at Jupiter, and the methods to be used to extract Europa’s inductive response from the data. Data will be collected at nominal rates of 1 or 16 samples/s and will be processed at UCLA and delivered to the Planetary Data System in a timely manner. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1523662024-02-05T18:27:19Z The Europa Clipper Magnetometer Kivelson, Margaret G. Jia, Xianzhe Lee, Karen A. Raymond, Carol A. Khurana, Krishan K. Perley, Mitchell O. Biersteker, John B. Blacksberg, Jordana Caron, Ryan Cochrane, Corey J. Dawson, Olivia R. Harris, Camilla D. K. Jones, Jonathan E. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences Abstract Global-scale properties of Europa’s putative ocean, including its depth, thickness, and conductivity, can be established from measurements of the magnetic field on multiple close flybys of the moon at different phases of the synodic and orbital periods such as those planned for the Europa Clipper mission. The Europa Clipper Magnetometer (ECM) has been designed and constructed to provide the required high precision, temporally stable measurements over the range of temperatures and other environmental conditions that will be encountered in the solar wind and at Jupiter. Three low-noise, tri-axial fluxgate sensors provided by the University of California, Los Angeles are controlled by an electronics unit developed at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Each fluxgate sensor measures the vector magnetic field over a wide dynamic range (±4000 nT per axis) with a resolution of 8 pT. A rigorous magnetic cleanliness program has been adopted for the spacecraft and its payload. The sensors are mounted far out on an 8.5 m boom to form a configuration that makes it possible to measure the remaining spacecraft field and remove its contribution to data from the outboard sensor. This paper provides details of the magnetometer design, implementation and testing, the ground calibrations and planned calibrations in cruise and in orbit at Jupiter, and the methods to be used to extract Europa’s inductive response from the data. Data will be collected at nominal rates of 1 or 16 samples/s and will be processed at UCLA and delivered to the Planetary Data System in a timely manner. 2023-10-03T20:28:16Z 2023-10-03T20:28:16Z 2023-09-07 2023-10-01T03:21:32Z Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/152366 Space Science Reviews. 2023 Sep 07;219(6):48 PUBLISHER_CC en https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-023-00989-5 Creative Commons Attribution https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ The Author(s) application/pdf Springer Netherlands Springer Netherlands |
| spellingShingle | Kivelson, Margaret G. Jia, Xianzhe Lee, Karen A. Raymond, Carol A. Khurana, Krishan K. Perley, Mitchell O. Biersteker, John B. Blacksberg, Jordana Caron, Ryan Cochrane, Corey J. Dawson, Olivia R. Harris, Camilla D. K. Jones, Jonathan E. The Europa Clipper Magnetometer |
| title | The Europa Clipper Magnetometer |
| title_full | The Europa Clipper Magnetometer |
| title_fullStr | The Europa Clipper Magnetometer |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Europa Clipper Magnetometer |
| title_short | The Europa Clipper Magnetometer |
| title_sort | europa clipper magnetometer |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/152366 |
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