Prospects of Passive Radio Detection of a Subsurface Ocean on Europa with a Lander

Kavli Affiliate: Dustin M. Schroeder | Summary:We estimate the sensitivity of a lander-based instrument for the passive radio detection of a subsurface ocean beneath the ice shell of Europa, expected to be between 3~km – 30~km thick, using Jupiter’s decametric radiation. A passive technique was previously studied for an orbiter. Using passive detection in a […]


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