Magnetospheres of the outer planets

Journal Article · Mon Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1986 · Johns Hopkins APL Tech. Dig.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6570152

Cheng, A F

The magnetospheres of the outer planets have been shown by Voyager explorations to strongly interact with the surfaces and atmospheres of their planetary satellites and rings. In the cases of Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus, the processes of charged particle sputtering, neutral gas cloud formation, and rapid plasma injection from the ionization of the neutral clouds, have important implications both for the magnetospheres as a whole and for the surfaces and atmospheres of their satellites. The general methodology employed in these researches has involved comparisons of the planetary magnetospheres in order to identify common physical processes. 16 references.

• Research Organization: Johns Hopkins Univ., Laurel, MD
• OSTI ID: 6570152
• Journal Information: Johns Hopkins APL Tech. Dig.; (United States), Journal Name: Johns Hopkins APL Tech. Dig.; (United States) Vol. 7; ISSN JHADD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

640107* -- Astrophysics & Cosmology-- Planetary Phenomena
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
ATMOSPHERES
CHARGED PARTICLES
HOT PLASMA
JUPITER PLANET
PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES
PLANETARY MAGNETOSPHERES
PLANETS
PLASMA
RINGS
SATELLITES
SATURN PLANET
SPACE VEHICLES
URANUS PLANET
VEHICLES
VOLCANOES
VOYAGER SPACE PROBES