Search Publications

Magnetic Fields of the Satellites of Jupiter and Saturn

Khurana, Krishan K.; Kivelson, Margaret G.; Walker, Raymond J. +1 more

This paper reviews the present state of knowledge about the magnetic fields and the plasma interactions associated with the major satellites of Jupiter and Saturn. As revealed by the data from a number of spacecraft in the two planetary systems, the magnetic properties of the Jovian and Saturnian satellites are extremely diverse. As the only case …