03.14.23

Sounds of Ganymede’s Magnetosphere Yield Plasma Densities

Plasma wave frequencies tell us about the number of electrons per unit volume in Ganymede’s magnetosphere.


Graphic : Sounds of Ganymede’s Magnetosphere Yield Plasma Densities

This display shows plasma waves at a characteristic frequency as Juno passes through Ganymede’s magnetosphere.  The frequencies tell us about the number of electrons per unit volume in the magnetosphere.

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Kurth et al., Geophys. Res. Lett., 2022. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL098591

Audio-Visual spectrogram of plasma waves at a characteristic frequency as Juno passes through Ganymede’s magnetosphere.