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Capture of interplanetary and interstellar dust by the Jovian magnetosphere.

Authors :
Colwell, Joshua E.
Horanyi, Minhaly
Grun, Eberhard
Source :
Science. 4/3/1998, Vol. 280 Issue 5360, p88-91. 4p. 9 Graphs.
Publication Year :
1998

Abstract

Reports on the investigation into interplanetary and interstellar dust grains entering Jupiter's magnetosphere which form a detectable diffuse faint ring of exogenic material. Use of the dust detector on the Galileo spacecraft; Size of particles collected; Details of orbital integrations used during the investigation.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00368075
Volume :
280
Issue :
5360
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Science
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
455341
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.280.5360.88