In-situ observations of a neutral gas torus at Europa

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2003, Pages

  Lagg, A ^a   Krupp, N ^a   Woch, J ^a   Williams, D J ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARTICLE DETECTORS; PROTONS; SPACECRAFT;

PARTICLE FLUXES;

GEOPHYSICS;

EUROPA; GAS; JUPITER; MAGNETOSPHERE; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE;

EID: 0041911093     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003GL017214     Document Type: Article

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