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DrAdamMasters

Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Physics

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@article{Blanc:2020:10.1016/j.pss.2020.104960,
author = {Blanc, M and Prieto-Ballesteros, O and Andre, N and Gomez-Elvira, J and Jones, G and Sterken, V and Desprats, W and Gurvits, L and Khurana, K and Balmino, G and Blocker, A and Broquet, R and Bunce, E and Cavel, C and Choblet, G and Colins, G and Coradini, M and Cooper, J and Dirkx, D and Fontaine, D and Garnier, P and Gaudin, D and Hartogh, P and Hussmann, H and Genova, A and Iess, L and Jaggi, A and Kempf, S and Krupp, N and Lara, L and Lasue, J and Lainey, V and Leblanc, F and Lebreton, J-P and Longobardo, A and Lorenz, R and Martins, P and Martins, Z and Marty, J-C and Masters, A and Mimoun, D and Palumba, E and Parro, V and Regnier, P and Saur, J and Schutte, A and Sittler, EC and Spohn, T and Srama, R and Stephan, K and Szego, K and Tosi, F and Vance, S and Wagner, R and Van, Hoolst T and Volwerk, M and Wahlund, J-E and Westall, F and Wurz, P},
doi = {10.1016/j.pss.2020.104960},
journal = {Planetary and Space Science},
title = {Joint Europa Mission (JEM) a multi-scale study of Europa to characterize its habitability and search for extant life},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pss.2020.104960},
volume = {193},
year = {2020}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Europa is the closest and probably the most promising target to search for extant life in the Solar System, based oncomplementary evidence that it may fulfil the key criteria for habitability: the Galileo discovery of a sub-surface ocean;the many indications that the ice shell is active and may be partly permeable to transfer of chemical species,biomolecules and elementary forms of life; the identification of candidate thermal and chemical energy sourcesnecessary to drive a metabolic activity near the ocean floor. In this article we are proposing that ESA collaborates withNASA to design and fly jointly an ambitious and exciting planetary mission, which we call the Joint Europa Mission(JEM), to reach two objectives: perform a full characterization of Europa’s habitability with the capabilities of a Europaorbiter, and search for bio-signatures in the environment of Europa (surface, subsurface and exosphere) by thecombination of an orbiter and a lander. JEM can build on the advanced understanding of this system which themissions preceding JEM will provide: Juno, JUICE and Europa Clipper, and on the Europa lander concept currentlydesigned by NASA (Maize, report to OPAG, 2019). We propose the following overarching goals for our proposed JointEuropa Mission (JEM): Understand Europa as a complex system responding to Jupiter system forcing, characterisethe habitability of its potential biosphere, and search for life at its surface and in its sub-surface and exosphere. Weaddress these goals by a combination of five Priority Scientific Objectives, each with focused measurement objectivesproviding detailed constraints on the science payloads and on the platforms used by the mission. The JEM observationstrategy will combine three types of scientific measurement sequences: measurements on a high-latitude, low-altitudeEuropan orbit; in-situ measurements to be performed at the surface, using a soft lander; and measurements during thefinal descent to Europa’s surface. T
AU  - Blanc,M
AU  - Prieto-Ballesteros,O
AU  - Andre,N
AU  - Gomez-Elvira,J
AU  - Jones,G
AU  - Sterken,V
AU  - Desprats,W
AU  - Gurvits,L
AU  - Khurana,K
AU  - Balmino,G
AU  - Blocker,A
AU  - Broquet,R
AU  - Bunce,E
AU  - Cavel,C
AU  - Choblet,G
AU  - Colins,G
AU  - Coradini,M
AU  - Cooper,J
AU  - Dirkx,D
AU  - Fontaine,D
AU  - Garnier,P
AU  - Gaudin,D
AU  - Hartogh,P
AU  - Hussmann,H
AU  - Genova,A
AU  - Iess,L
AU  - Jaggi,A
AU  - Kempf,S
AU  - Krupp,N
AU  - Lara,L
AU  - Lasue,J
AU  - Lainey,V
AU  - Leblanc,F
AU  - Lebreton,J-P
AU  - Longobardo,A
AU  - Lorenz,R
AU  - Martins,P
AU  - Martins,Z
AU  - Marty,J-C
AU  - Masters,A
AU  - Mimoun,D
AU  - Palumba,E
AU  - Parro,V
AU  - Regnier,P
AU  - Saur,J
AU  - Schutte,A
AU  - Sittler,EC
AU  - Spohn,T
AU  - Srama,R
AU  - Stephan,K
AU  - Szego,K
AU  - Tosi,F
AU  - Vance,S
AU  - Wagner,R
AU  - Van,Hoolst T
AU  - Volwerk,M
AU  - Wahlund,J-E
AU  - Westall,F
AU  - Wurz,P
DO  - 10.1016/j.pss.2020.104960
PY  - 2020///
SN  - 0032-0633
TI  - Joint Europa Mission (JEM) a multi-scale study of Europa to characterize its habitability and search for extant life
T2  - Planetary and Space Science
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pss.2020.104960
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/79823
VL  - 193
ER  -
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