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Ganymede's magnetosphere


Ganymede's Magnetosphere | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)

Magnetospheres are regions around planets dominated by their magnetic fields. They protect the planet from harmful radiation from the Sun and interstellar ...

Ganymede: Facts - NASA Science

Ganymede is the only moon known to have its own magnetic field – a discovery made by NASA's Galileo spacecraft in 1996. The magnetic field causes auroras, which ...

Ganymede (moon) - Wikipedia

Despite being the only moon in the Solar System with a substantial magnetic field, it is the largest Solar System object without a substantial atmosphere. Like ...

Ganymede — A guide to the largest moon in the solar system | Space

Ganymede's magnetosphere is entirely embedded within the magnetosphere of Jupiter, according to NASA. When was Ganymede discovered? Three ...

Magnetosphere of Ganymede - HubbleSite

This is a sketch of the magnetic field lines around Ganymede, which are generated in the moon's iron core. Hubble Space Telescope measurements of Ganymede's ...

The Magnetosphere of Ganymede - Jia - 2021 - AGU Journals - Wiley

Jupiter's moon, Ganymede, is the only known satellite with a strong intrinsic magnetic field that forms its own magnetosphere within a ...

Scientists find evidence for magnetic reconnection between ...

"Ganymede is the only moon in our solar system with its own magnetic field," said Juno Principal Investigator Dr. Scott Bolton of SwRI. "The ...

The influence of Ganymede's magnetosphere seen right down to its ...

Focusing their study on the auroral footprint of Ganymede, the largest moon in the Solar System and the only one to generate its own magnetic field.

Energetic electron lensing caused by Ganymede's magnetic field

We present observations of energetic electron depletions related to the interaction with Ganymede's magnetic field.

JUICE's primary target: Ganymede - ESA Science & Technology

One of Ganymede's most remarkable features is its intrinsic magnetic field, discovered by the Galileo mission. No other moon in the Solar System is known to ...

The influence of Ganymede's magnetosphere observed in its auroral ...

Focusing their study on the auroral footprint of Ganymede, the largest moon in the solar system and the only one generating its own magnetic field.

Jupiter's moon Ganymede - Phys.org

It is the only satellite in the solar system known to possess a magnetosphere, has a thin oxygen atmosphere, and (much like its fellow-moons, ...

The production of Ganymede's magnetic field - ScienceDirect.com

Using a one-dimensional, three layer thermal model of Ganymede, we find that magnetic field generation can only occur if the sulfur mass fraction in Ganymede's ...

SwRI scientists find evidence for magnetic reconnection between ...

In June 2021, NASA's Juno spacecraft flew close to Ganymede, Jupiter's largest moon, observing evidence of magnetic reconnection.

Embedded Kinetic Simulation of Ganymede's Magnetosphere ...

Single-fluid MHD-EPIC model is able to capture the global structure of magnetic field in Ganymede's sub-Alfvénic magnetosphere, shown by the ...

Jupiter's Moon Ganymede - Universe Today

It is the only satellite in the Solar System known to possess a magnetosphere, has a thin oxygen atmosphere, and (much like its fellow-moons, ...

Galileo detects Ganymede's magnetosphere - YouTube

On June 27, 1996, the Galileo spacecraft flew near Jupiter's moon Ganymede for the first time. Fields and particles instruments on board ...

Sounds of Ganymede's Magnetosphere Yield Plasma Densities

Plasma wave frequencies tell us about the number of electrons per unit volume in Ganymede's magnetosphere.

Why Ganymede and not Callisto : r/TheExpanse - Reddit

Ganymede is an important location. It's said that its small magnetic field and relatively high gravity make it a destination for pregnant Belters to give birth.

Ganymede's magnetosphere: Magnetometer overview - NASA/ADS

Ganymede presents a unique example of an internally magnetized moon whose intrinsic magnetic field excludes the plasma present at its orbit, thereby forming ...