Plasma Wave Subsystem
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The Plasma Wave Subsystem was a scientific instrument on NASA’s Galileo spacecraft designed to measure plasma waves and radio emissions in Jupiter’s magnetosphere and surrounding space environment.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Plasma Wave Subsystem canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plasma wave detector
ⓘ
radio wave detector ⓘ spacecraft scientific instrument ⓘ |
| dataType |
spectral data
ⓘ
waveform data ⓘ |
| dataUser | Galileo science team ⓘ |
| designedFor |
measurement of plasma waves
ⓘ
measurement of radio emissions ⓘ study of Jovian space environment ⓘ study of Jupiter’s magnetosphere ⓘ |
| hostSpacecraftType | Jupiter orbiter ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1989-10-18 ⓘ |
| launchVehicle |
STS-34
ⓘ
surface form:
Space Shuttle Atlantis STS-34
|
| measures |
electric field fluctuations
ⓘ
electron plasma oscillations ⓘ ion acoustic waves ⓘ natural radio emissions ⓘ plasma wave spectra ⓘ whistler-mode waves ⓘ |
| mission |
Galileo spacecraft
ⓘ
surface form:
Galileo mission to Jupiter
|
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| partOf | Galileo spacecraft ⓘ |
| primaryEnvironment |
Jovian system
ⓘ
solar wind near Jupiter ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
magnetospheric physics
ⓘ
radio astronomy ⓘ space plasma physics ⓘ |
| spaceAgency |
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
ⓘ
surface form:
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
|
| spacecraft | Galileo ⓘ |
| spacecraftEndOfMission | 2003-09-21 ⓘ |
| status | inactive ⓘ |
| targetBody |
Callisto
ⓘ
Europa ⓘ Ganymede ⓘ Io ⓘ Jupiter’s moons ⓘ |
| usedFor |
characterization of Jovian magnetospheric boundaries
ⓘ
diagnostics of plasma density ⓘ diagnostics of plasma temperature ⓘ identification of wave–particle interactions ⓘ study of Jovian lightning radio signatures ⓘ study of auroral radio emissions ⓘ |
| usedInRegion |
Jupiter’s magnetosphere
ⓘ
interplanetary space ⓘ |
| usedOnBody | Jupiter ⓘ |
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