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The UPV/EHU’s Planetary Sciences Group is taking part in the European Space Agency’s Juice mission

Publicada el julio 17, 2023julio 6, 2023 por AINHOA LÓPEZ-ABADÍA URRESTI

The initiative will explore whether there are conditions for life on the planet Jupiter and its satellites.

Ricardo Hueso and Agustín Sánchez Lavega, researchers of the UPV/EHU’s Planetary Sciences Group, are participating in the JUICE mission of the European Space Agency (ESA). This mission aims to explore the icy moons of Jupiter, such as Europa, Ganymede and Callisto, which are believed to harbor oceans of water beneath their icy surface. Hueso and Sánchez Lavega are co-investigators on the JANUS and MAJIS instruments, respectively, and are focused on studying the atmosphere of the planet Jupiter.

The JUICE mission was launched in April and will follow a complex trajectory that includes flybys of Venus and Earth before reaching Jupiter in 2031. For approximately three and a half years, the spacecraft will conduct exploration flybys and collect data on Jupiter and its moons before entering orbit around Ganymede in 2035.

Planetary Sciences Group researchers Ricardo Hueso (left) and Agustín Sánchez Lavega (right) | Photo: UPV/EHU

The discovery of subsurface liquid water oceans on these moons would open new perspectives in the search for life and in astrobiological exploration. Researchers will use the JANUS and MAJIS instruments to study the chemical composition of the moons’ surfaces and atmospheres, as well as to analyze Jupiter’s atmosphere and its cloudy and dynamic characteristics.

With the duration and complexity of the mission, it is expected that more young researchers will join the Planetary Science Group and that new scientific contributions will be made to the field of study.

Participación del Grupo de Ciencias Planetarias de la UPV/EHU en la misión JUICE de la Agencia Espacial Europea (ESA)

Exploración de las condiciones para la vida en Júpiter y sus satélites: participación del Grupo de Ciencias Planetarias de la UPV/EHU en la misión JUICE de la Agencia Espacial Europea (ESA).

Ricardo Hueso y Agustín Sánchez Lavega, investigadores del Grupo de Ciencias Planetarias de la UPV/EHU, participan en la misión JUICE de la Agencia Espacial Europea (ESA). Esta misión tiene como objetivo explorar las lunas heladas de Júpiter, como Europa, Ganímedes y Calisto, que se cree que albergan océanos de agua bajo su superficie de hielo. Hueso y Sánchez Lavega son co-investigadores en los instrumentos JANUS y MAJIS, respectivamente, y se centran en el estudio de la atmósfera del planeta Júpiter.

La misión JUICE fue lanzada en abril y seguirá una trayectoria compleja que incluye sobrevuelos de Venus y la Tierra antes de llegar a Júpiter en 2031. Durante aproximadamente tres años y medio, la nave realizará sobrevuelos de exploración y recopilará datos sobre Júpiter y sus lunas, antes de entrar en órbita alrededor de Ganímedes en 2035.

Los investigadores del Grupo de ciencias Planetarias Ricardo Hueso (izquiera) y Agustín Sánchez Lavega (derecha) | Foto: UPV/EHU

El descubrimiento de océanos de agua líquida sub-superficiales en estas lunas abriría nuevas perspectivas en la búsqueda de vida y en la exploración astrobiológica. Los investigadores utilizarán los instrumentos JANUS y MAJIS para estudiar la composición química de las superficies y atmósferas de las lunas, así como para analizar la atmósfera de Júpiter y sus características nubosas y dinámicas.

Con la duración y complejidad de la misión, se espera que se unan más investigadores jóvenes al Grupo de Ciencias Planetarias y que se realicen nuevas contribuciones científicas en el campo de estudio.

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