Updated Spherical Harmonic Magnetic Field Moments of Ganymede From the Juno Flyby
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Abstract
In this study, we use data from the Juno and Galileo spacecraft to analyze the internal magnetic dynamo of Ganymede. As the only known moon with a strong internal magnetic field, Ganymede is a uniquely interesting object in the context of understanding the formation and structure of planetary magnetospheres. Using a spherical harmonic model centered on the moon, we report a dipole approximation for Ganymede of (g_0)^1 = 716.4 nT, (g_1)^1 = 56.0 nT, and (h_1)^1 = 27.0 nT. We find that using a quadrupole fit rather than a dipole fit provides only a marginal increase in accuracy and instead favor the use of a dipole approximation until more data can be obtained. The magnetic moment estimates provided here can be used as a baseline for interpreting data from future spacecraft flybys of the moon, and can serve as inputs into numerical models studying Ganymede's magnetosphere.
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© 2022. American Geophysical Union. This article also appears in: Results From Juno's Flyby of Ganymede. This material is based upon the work supported by NASA under award number 80GSFC21M0002. KMM is supported by the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship through the Heising-Simons Foundation.Attached Files
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- CaltechAUTHORS:20230227-87934600.19
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- NASA
- 80GSFC21M0002
- Heising-Simons Foundation
- 51 Pegasi b Fellowship
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2023-04-28Created from EPrint's datestamp field
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