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Investigation of the Magnetosphere of Ganymede with Galileo's Energetic Particle Detector


Ph.D. dissertation by Shawn M. Stone, University of Kansas, 1999.

 

Copyright 1999 by Shawn M. Stone.  Used with permission.

 

Appendix C. Additional G2 Results

 

 

In the files below, the following key is used:

 

N - normal trace without corotation, scattering, or electric field;
C - corotation; e.g., C25C00 means with 25% corotation and 0% corotation;
S - scattering; e.g., 005 means 5 x 10-3 scattering coefficient, 001 means 1 x 10-3 scattering coefficient;
E - electric field; P means parallel electric field, 00 means no parallel electric field, 75 means a parallel electric field of 75 millivolts.

 

 

 

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Updated 8/23/19, Cameron Crane

QUICK FACTS

Manufacturer: The Galileo Spacecraft was manufactured by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm, General Electric, and the Hughes Aircraft Company.

Mission Duration: Galileo was planned to have a mission duration of around 8 years, but was kept in operation for 13 years, 11 months, and 3 days, until it was destroyed in a controlled impact with Jupiter on September 21, 2003.

Destination: Galileo's destination was Jupiter and its moons, which it orbitted for 7 years, 9 months, and 13 days.