Open AccessResearchers discuss the magnetospheres of the outer planets
Author(s) -
Pontius Duane H.,
Bolton S.,
Connerney J.,
Dougherty M.,
Horanyi M.,
Kurth B.,
McGrath M.,
Neubauer F.,
Zarka P.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/98eo00026
Subject(s) - astrobiology , jupiter (rocket family) , outer planets , planet , magnetosphere , comet , saturn , astronomy , galileo (satellite navigation) , spacecraft , physics , geology , remote sensing , plasma , quantum mechanics
Significant progress has been made during the last two years in unraveling a number of puzzles involving planetary magnetospheres, especially those of Jupiter and Saturn. That was the consensus at the 1997 Magnetosphere of the Outer Planets Conference. Since the last conference two years ago, the Galileo spacecraft and remote observations supporting that mission have provided much data. The impacts of Comet Shoemaker‐Levy 9 fragments on Jupiter also provided a unique opportunity for study. As a result, Jupiter and its satellites garnered the most attention at the 1997 meeting.