E-THEMIS (Europa Thermal Emission)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Europa Clipper Mission

Subcontract to PSI from Arizona State University

Award #: NNN12AA01C

External Partners

  • Arizona State University
Project Description

Attend PSG meetings

Attend E-THEMIS team meetings

Attend E-THEMIS team telecons and Europa TWG telecons

Assist with planning E-THEMIS observations, particularly those that could determine the role of Jupiter’s radiation environment in determining Europa’s surface thrmophysical properties and could characterize anomalous termperatures

Create and test thermal models of the Europan surface

Assist John Spencer on the Geology TWG, particularly the subgroup looking at potential endogenic emission and possible simultaneous E-THEMIS and MISE coverage.