Essays about: "Icy moon"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words Icy moon.

  1. 1. Antarctic Subglacial Lakes as Environmental Analogues for Possible Hidden Biospheres on the Moons Europa and Enceladus

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Jonas Fahlman; [2023]
    Keywords : astrobiology; icy moons; subglacial lakes; ice dynamics; thermal regimes; extremophiles; anthropogenic contamination; astrobiologi; ismånar; subglaciala sjöar; is-dynamik; termiska regimer; extremofiler; antropologisk kontaminering;

    Abstract : The evolving science of astrobiology for the search for life beyond Earth has put focus on the possibility of subsurface bodies of liquid water beneath the surface of icy moons within our Solar System. Specifically, the Jovian moon of Europa and the Saturnian moon of Enceladus show telling characteristics of endogenous heating through their complex tidal resonances with their parent planets – suggesting the presence of oceans of liquid water and therefore a potential for astrobiology. READ MORE

  3. 2. James Webb Space Telescope Observations of Jupiter’s Moon Europa

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Aulon Nura; Isac Engblom; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The creation of life has puzzled humanity since the dawn of time. With the launch of thecutting-edge James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) at last year's closing, the next step in humanity'ssearch for life has been taken. READ MORE

  4. 3. Calibration of RPWI Langmuir Probe Data

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutet för rymdfysik, Uppsalaavdelningen

    Author : Gurpreet Kaur; [2023]
    Keywords : RPWI;

    Abstract : In this report calibration of the four probes attached onto the JUICE spacecraft has been made.The JUICE spacecraft (JUpiter Icy Moon Explorer) is a spacecraft which will investigate theenvironment on and around Jupiter and its four biggest moons. READ MORE

  5. 4. Forming wide-orbit planets via pebble accretion

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Astrofysik; Lunds universitet/Fysiska institutionen

    Author : Nerea Gurrutxaga; [2023]
    Keywords : Planet Formation; Pebble Accretion; Protoplanetary Disk; Wide-Orbit Planet; Physics and Astronomy;

    Abstract : The possibility that detected substructures in protoplanetary disks, such as gaps, rings and cavities, are created by distant protoplanets has prompted an inquiry into the mechanism responsible for their formation. These wide-orbit young bodies are likely to form relatively rapidly in the outer regions of circumstellar disks. READ MORE

  6. 5. Investigation of sub-surface ocean induction on Jupiter's icy moon Europa

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutet för rymdfysik, Uppsalaavdelningen; Uppsala universitet/Rymd- och plasmafysik

    Author : Cornelia Ekvall; [2022]
    Keywords : rymdfysik; Jupiter; Europa; magnetiskdipol; JUICE;

    Abstract : Following previous studies, a theoretical model for the induced magnetic field by Europa, one of Jupiter's icy moons, is presented. The aim of the model is to find evidence for the existence of a sub-surface ocean on the moon. READ MORE