Juno Science Team Meeting Funding
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Leicester
Department Name: Physics and Astronomy
Abstract
The NASA Juno mission arrives at Jupiter in July 2016 for a ~1.5 year exploration of the planet. The main goals of the mission are to study the interior structure of Jupiter through very close measurements of the gravity and magnetic fields and atmosphere during 14 day polar orbits. At the closest point Juno will swoop just 4300 km above the cloud tops. During the polar orbits Juno will cross through the magnetic field lines which connect the rapidly rotating magnetosphere to the polar auroral emissions. We have a long history of involvement in the analysis of data and theoretical modelling of the gas giant magnetospheres at the University of Leicester, and for this reason Prof Stan Cowley was made a Science Co Investigator on the mission.
The funding requested here would enable participation in the Science Working Team meetings based in the United States, allowing the Leicester team to take part in the first analysis of the Juno data with the US team.
The funding requested here would enable participation in the Science Working Team meetings based in the United States, allowing the Leicester team to take part in the first analysis of the Juno data with the US team.
Planned Impact
Outreach
The main source of impact from the Juno project will be in the form of public outreach and education activities. We are already engaged with activities and lectures at schools and will continue to work closely with them throughout the mission. We regularly engage with outreach opportunities with astronomical societies, the National Space Centre and beyond. We aim to promote the mission and the new science discoveries as they are made through press releases, interviews with the media, and via social media platforms.
The main source of impact from the Juno project will be in the form of public outreach and education activities. We are already engaged with activities and lectures at schools and will continue to work closely with them throughout the mission. We regularly engage with outreach opportunities with astronomical societies, the National Space Centre and beyond. We aim to promote the mission and the new science discoveries as they are made through press releases, interviews with the media, and via social media platforms.
Organisations
People |
ORCID iD |
Emma Bunce (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Bagenal F
(2014)
Magnetospheric Science Objectives of the Juno Mission
in Space Science Reviews
Clark G
(2018)
Precipitating Electron Energy Flux and Characteristic Energies in Jupiter's Main Auroral Region as Measured by Juno/JEDI
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Clark G
(2017)
Energetic particle signatures of magnetic field-aligned potentials over Jupiter's polar regions
in Geophysical Research Letters
Cowley S
(2017)
Magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling at Jupiter: Expectations for Juno Perijove 1 from a steady state axisymmetric physical model
in Geophysical Research Letters
Greathouse T
(2021)
Local Time Dependence of Jupiter's Polar Auroral Emissions Observed by Juno UVS
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets
Grodent D
(2018)
Jupiter's Aurora Observed With HST During Juno Orbits 3 to 7
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Kotsiaros S
(2019)
Publisher Correction: Birkeland currents in Jupiter's magnetosphere observed by the polar-orbiting Juno spacecraft
in Nature Astronomy
Kotsiaros S
(2019)
Birkeland currents in Jupiter's magnetosphere observed by the polar-orbiting Juno spacecraft
in Nature Astronomy
Nichols J
(2017)
Periodic Emission Within Jupiter's Main Auroral Oval
in Geophysical Research Letters
Nichols J
(2020)
An Enhancement of Jupiter's Main Auroral Emission and Magnetospheric Currents
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Nichols J
(2017)
Response of Jupiter's auroras to conditions in the interplanetary medium as measured by the Hubble Space Telescope and Juno
in Geophysical Research Letters
Swithenbank-Harris B
(2021)
Simultaneous Observation of an Auroral Dawn Storm With the Hubble Space Telescope and Juno
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Swithenbank-Harris B
(2019)
Jupiter's Dark Polar Region as Observed by the Hubble Space Telescope During the Juno Approach Phase
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Vogt M
(2019)
Solar Wind Interaction With Jupiter's Magnetosphere: A Statistical Study of Galileo In Situ Data and Modeled Upstream Solar Wind Conditions
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Description | This travel award has enabled collaboration with the NASA Juno team, through collaborative visits and attendance at team meetings (prior to Covid). This has set up a close working relationship with Juno science team members, which has led to multiple projects and publications. |
Exploitation Route | Not applicable - as it was travel funding. |
Sectors | Other |
Description | We have used the outputs from this travel award (i.e. scientific publications) to educate audiences from school children to members of the public through public talks. |
First Year Of Impact | 2016 |
Sector | Aerospace, Defence and Marine,Education,Other |
Impact Types | Cultural Societal |
Description | NASA Juno Science Team |
Organisation | Johns Hopkins University |
Department | Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) |
Country | United States |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
PI Contribution | Working together on the data analysis and modelling of the Jovian magnetosphere, using the new results from the NASA Juno mission. |
Collaborator Contribution | Working together on the data analysis and modelling of the Jovian magnetosphere, using the new results from the NASA Juno mission. |
Impact | Submitted paper to GRL on the modelling results from the first Perijove pass |
Start Year | 2016 |
Description | NASA Juno Science Team |
Organisation | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) |
Department | Goddard Space Flight Center |
Country | United States |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | Working together on the data analysis and modelling of the Jovian magnetosphere, using the new results from the NASA Juno mission. |
Collaborator Contribution | Working together on the data analysis and modelling of the Jovian magnetosphere, using the new results from the NASA Juno mission. |
Impact | Submitted paper to GRL on the modelling results from the first Perijove pass |
Start Year | 2016 |
Description | NASA Juno Science Team |
Organisation | Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) |
Country | United States |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
PI Contribution | Working together on the data analysis and modelling of the Jovian magnetosphere, using the new results from the NASA Juno mission. |
Collaborator Contribution | Working together on the data analysis and modelling of the Jovian magnetosphere, using the new results from the NASA Juno mission. |
Impact | Submitted paper to GRL on the modelling results from the first Perijove pass |
Start Year | 2016 |
Description | NASA Juno Science Team |
Organisation | University of Colorado |
Country | United States |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Working together on the data analysis and modelling of the Jovian magnetosphere, using the new results from the NASA Juno mission. |
Collaborator Contribution | Working together on the data analysis and modelling of the Jovian magnetosphere, using the new results from the NASA Juno mission. |
Impact | Submitted paper to GRL on the modelling results from the first Perijove pass |
Start Year | 2016 |
Description | NASA Juno Science Team |
Organisation | University of Iowa |
Country | United States |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Working together on the data analysis and modelling of the Jovian magnetosphere, using the new results from the NASA Juno mission. |
Collaborator Contribution | Working together on the data analysis and modelling of the Jovian magnetosphere, using the new results from the NASA Juno mission. |
Impact | Submitted paper to GRL on the modelling results from the first Perijove pass |
Start Year | 2016 |