Volcanic activity on Io and its influence on the dynamics of the Jovian magnetosphere observed by EXCEED/Hisaki in 2015

Volcanic activity on Io and its influence on the dynamics of the Jovian magnetosphere observed by EXCEED/Hisaki in 2015

Abstract Jupiter’s moon Io, which orbits deep inside the magnetosphere, is the most geologically active object in the solar system. Kurdalagon Patera, a volcano on Io, erupted in 2015 and became a substantial source of Jovian magnetospheric plasma. Based on Earth-orbiting spacecraft observations, Io...

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Main Authors: Ichiro Yoshikawa, Fumiharu Suzuki, Reina Hikida, Kazuo Yoshioka, Go Murakami, Fuminori Tsuchiya, Chihiro Tao, Atsushi Yamazaki, Tomoki Kimura, Hajime Kita, Hiromasa Nozawa, Masaki Fujimoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-08-01
Series:Earth, Planets and Space
Subjects:
Jupiter
Io plasma torus
Extreme ultraviolet
Planetary plasma
Jovian magnetosphere
EXCEED
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40623-017-0700-9

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