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Dust measurements during Galileo's approach to Jupiter and Io encounter

Grun, E., Hamilton, D.P., Riemann, R., Dermott, S., Fechtig, H., Gustafson, B.A., Hanner, M.S., Heck, A., Horanyi, M., Kissel, Jochen, and others. (1996) Dust measurements during Galileo's approach to Jupiter and Io encounter. Science, 274 (5286). pp. 399-401. ISSN 0036-8075. (doi:10.1126/science.274.5286.399) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:19221)

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Abstract

About a hundred dust impacts per day were detected during the first week in December 1995 by Galileo during its approach to Jupiter, These impacts were caused by submicrometer-sized particles that were just above the detection limit. After the closest approach to Io on 7 December, impacts of these small particles ceased, This effect is expected for dust grains emitted from Io that exit the field of view of the instrument after the flyby. The impact rate of bigger micrometer-sized dust grains continued to increase toward Jupiter. These dust particles are in orbit about Jupiter or are interplanetary grains that are gravitationally concentrated near Jupiter.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1126/science.274.5286.399
Subjects: Q Science > QC Physics
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Physics and Astronomy
Depositing User: R.F. Xu
Date Deposited: 04 Jun 2009 21:29 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 09:57 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/19221 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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McDonnell, J.A.M..

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