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Jupiter's radiation belts and their effects on spacecraft

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4136122

The effects of electron and proton radiation on spacecraft which will operate in the trapped radiation belts of the planet Jupiter are described, and the techniques and results of the testing and simulation used in the radiation effects program are discussed. Available data from the Pioneer 10 encounter of Jupiter are compared with pre-encounter models of the Jupiter radiation belts. The implications that the measured Jovian radiation belts have for future missions are considered. (auth)

Research Organization:
Jet Propulsion Lab., Pasadena, Calif. (USA)
NSA Number:
NSA-33-008182
OSTI ID:
4136122
Report Number(s):
N--75-12870; NASA-CR--140841; JPL-TM--33-708
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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