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To: sonova

I does not create radiation, but:

Jupiter’s particle radiation field is 20,000 times larger than Earth’s Van Allen belts, and 1,000 times more intense than Saturn’s. The collosal planet rotates once every 10 hours (a Jupiter day). Jupiter pulls its magnetic field right along with it. The magnetic field hauls charged particles around Jupiter at blistering speed. And Europa orbits Jupiter in the heart of that torrent of particles.

Jupiter’s magnetic field is the largest and most intense in the solar system, aside from the Sun. Its magnetotail sometimes reaches Saturn’s orbit. The magnetic field traps electrons and protons – charged particles. Europa Clipper’s radiation monitors will study those particles.

https://europa.nasa.gov/spacecraft/instruments/radiation-monitoring-study/


12 posted on 05/06/2024 5:50:55 AM PDT by AdmSmith (GCTGATATGTCTATGATTACTCAT)
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sorry sloppy writing
se => see
I does not => It does not


13 posted on 05/06/2024 5:52:38 AM PDT by AdmSmith (GCTGATATGTCTATGATTACTCAT)
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To: AdmSmith

It’s going to be a fascinating mission.


14 posted on 05/06/2024 5:59:52 AM PDT by telescope115 (I NEED MY SPACE!!! 🔭)
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To: AdmSmith

Hi Thank You.
I suppose most radiation is charged particles, and therefore feel a force from a magnetic field.


15 posted on 05/06/2024 7:04:06 AM PDT by sonova (No money? You're free to go.)
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