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Cluster at the Magnetospheric Cusps

Escoubet, C. P.; Lavraud, B.; Owen, C. J. +9 more

Normal Nearby Galaxies

Tuffs, Richard J.; Popescu, Cristina C.; Sauvage, Marc

Following on from IRAS, ISO has provided a huge advancement in our knowledge of the phenomenology of the infrared (IR) emission of normal galaxies and the underlying physical processes. Highlights include the discovery of an extended cold dust emission component, present in all types of gas-rich galaxies and carrying the bulk of the dust luminosit…

ISO's Contribution to the Study of Clusters of Galaxies

Metcalfe, Leo; Fadda, Dario; Biviano, Andrea

Starting with nearby galaxy clusters like Virgo and Coma, and continuing out to the furthest galaxy clusters for which ISO results have yet been published (z = 0.56), we discuss the development of knowledge of the infrared and associated physical properties of galaxy clusters from early IRAS observations, through the “ISO-era” to the present, in o…

Magnetopause Processes

Escoubet, C. P.; Vaivads, A.; Fuselier, S. A. +7 more

Formation and Evolution of Titan's Atmosphere

Coustenis, Athena

The origin and evolution of Titan’s enigmatic atmosphere is reviewed. Starting with the present-day volatile inventory, the question of what was the original composition on Titan and how a satellite of similar size to other Galilean moons managed to acquire and hold on to the required material is discussed. In particular the possible sources and s…

The Near-Earth Solar Wind

Eastwood, J. P.; Lucek, E. A.; Décréau, P. +3 more

Cluster at the Bow Shock: Introduction

Balogh, A.; Thomsen, M. F.; Lembège, B. +11 more

Exo-Astrobiological Aspects of Europa and Titan: From Observations to Speculations

Raulin, François

By extrapolating what we know on the origins of life on Earth, and in particular on the chemical processes which gave rise to the first living system, Europa and Titan appear as two major targets for studies of exo/astrobiology in the outer solar system. With the likely presence of water oceans relatively close to its surface, coupled to possible …

Io's Atmosphere and Surface-Atmosphere Interactions

Lellouch, Emmanuel

Our knowledge of Io’s atmosphere has improved dramatically in the last fifteen years, with a wealth of new observational data at millimeter, UV and IR wavelengths, and the development of numerous models describing its horizontal and vertical structure, composition, photochemistry and plasma interaction. Io’s atmosphere is dominantly composed of SO…

The Planets and Titan Observed by ISO

Bézard, Bruno; Fouchet, Thierry; Encrenaz, Therese

Infrared spectroscopic observations of planets and Saturn's satellite Titan with the Infrared Space Observatory led to many significant discoveries that improved our understanding on the formation, physics and chemistry of these objects. The prime results achieved by ISO are: (1) a new and consistent determination of the D/H ratios on the giant pl…