Sentences with phrase «jovian satellites»

However, there were other possible sources of water: interplanetary dust particles produced by cometary activity and asteroid collisions, icy rings, or one of the 60 Jovian satellites.

Europa, an ice - swaddled jovian satellite that has long fascinated both scientists and science fiction writers, just got a bit more interesting.

It is essential to carry out continuous measurement of planetary atmosphere, such as the Jovian infrared aurora and the volcanoes on Jovian satellite Io, to understand its time and spatial variations.

Not exact matches

Long - term observations of slight changes in the orbits of Jupiter's satellites provide information about the Jovian gravitational field and the distribution of mass inside the planet.

Galileo toured the entire Jovian system, glimpsing many of its satellites up close before its mission ended in 2003.

Ganymede is identified for detailed investigation since it provides a natural laboratory for analysis of the nature, evolution and potential habitability of icy worlds in general, and also because of the role it plays within the system of Galilean satellites, and its unique magnetic and plasma interactions with the surrounding Jovian environment.

Focused studies of Jupiter's atmosphere and magnetosphere and their interaction with the Galilean satellites will further enhance our understanding of the evolution and dynamics of the Jovian system.

The focus of JUICE is to characterise the conditions that may have led to the emergence of habitable environments among the Jovian icy satellites, with special emphasis on the three ocean - bearing worlds, Ganymede, Europa, and Callisto.

While at Arizona, Phillips developed image processing techniques that allowed her to compare satellite images taken at different times of the same geologic locations of two Jovian moons, Europa and Io.