Planned geological investigations of the Europa Clipper mission

I. J. Daubar; A. G. Hayes; Gail C. Collins; K. Craft; J. A. Rathbun; J.R. Spencer; D. Wyrick; Michael T. Bland; A. G. Davies; C. M. Ernst; Samuel Howell; Erin J. Leonard; Alfred S. McEwen; J. M. Moore; C. B. Phillips; L. Prockter; L. C. Quick; J. E. C. Scully; J. M. Soderblom; S. M. Brooks; M. Cable; M. E. Cameron; K. Chan; C. J. Chivers; M. Choukroun; Corey Cochrane; S. Diniega; A. J. Dombard; Catherine Elder; Christopher Gerekos; Christopher R. Glein; T Greathouse; C. Grima; Murthy Gudipati; K. L. Hand; C. Hansen; Paul Hayne; M. Hedman; K. Hughson; X. Jia; J. Lawrence; H. M. Meyer; H. L. Miller; Gerald Wesley Patterson; D Persaud; S. Piqueux; K. Retherford; Kirk Scanlan; P. Schenk; B. Schmidt; D. Schroeder; Gregor Steinbrugge; A. Stern; Gabriel Tobie; Paul Withers; D. A. Young; B. Buratti; Haje Korth; D. Senske; Robert Pappalardo

doi:10.1007/s11214-023-01036-z

Planned geological investigations of the Europa Clipper mission

Space Science Reviews

By: I. J. Daubar, A. G. Hayes, Gail C. Collins, K. Craft, J. A. Rathbun, J.R. Spencer, D. Wyrick, Michael T. Bland, A. G. Davies, C. M. Ernst, Samuel Howell, Erin J. Leonard, Alfred S. McEwen, J. M. Moore, C. B. Phillips, L. Prockter, L. C. Quick, J. E. C. Scully, J. M. Soderblom, S. M. Brooks, M. Cable, M. E. Cameron, K. Chan, C. J. Chivers, M. Choukroun, Corey Cochrane, S. Diniega, A. J. Dombard, Catherine Elder, Christopher Gerekos, Christopher R. Glein, T Greathouse, C. Grima, Murthy Gudipati, K. L. Hand, C. Hansen, Paul Hayne, M. Hedman, K. Hughson, X. Jia, J. Lawrence, H. M. Meyer, H. L. Miller, Gerald Wesley Patterson, D Persaud, S. Piqueux, K. Retherford, Kirk Scanlan, P. Schenk, B. Schmidt, D. Schroeder, Gregor Steinbrugge, A. Stern, Gabriel Tobie, Paul Withers, D. A. Young, B. Buratti, Haje Korth, D. Senske, and Robert Pappalardo

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Abstract

Geological investigations planned for the Europa Clipper mission will examine the formation, evolution, and expression of geomorphic structures found on the surface. Understanding geologic features, their formation, and any recent activity are key inputs in constraining Europa’s potential for habitability. In addition to providing information about the moon’s habitability, the geologic study of Europa is compelling in and of itself. Here we provide a high-level, cross-instrument, and cross-discipline overview of the geologic investigations planned within the Europa Clipper mission. Europa’s fascinating collection of ice-focused geology provides an unparalleled opportunity to investigate the dynamics of icy shells, ice-ocean exchange processes, and global-scale tectonic and tidal stresses. We present an overview of what is currently known about the geology of Europa, from global to local scales, highlighting outstanding issues and open questions, and detailing how the Europa Clipper mission will address them. We describe the mission’s strategy for searching for and characterizing current activity in the form of possible active plumes, thermal anomalies, evidence for surface changes, and extremely fresh surface exposures. The complementary and synergistic nature of the data sets from the various instruments and their integration will be key to significantly advancing our understanding of Europa’s geology.

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Publication type	Article
Publication Subtype	Journal Article
Title	Planned geological investigations of the Europa Clipper mission
Series title	Space Science Reviews
DOI	10.1007/s11214-023-01036-z
Volume	220
Publication Date	February 12, 2024
Year Published	2024
Language	English
Publisher	Springer
Contributing office(s)	Astrogeology Science Center
Description	18, 55 p.
Other Geospatial	Europa