Institute for Advanced Study/Princeton University Joint Astrophysics Colloquium

The New Jupiter: Results from the Juno Mission

NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter launched in 2011 and arrived at Jupiter on July 4, 2016. Juno's scientific objectives include the study of Jupiter's interior, atmosphere and magnetosphere with the goal of understanding Jupiter's origin, formation and evolution. An extensive campaign of Earth based observations of Jupiter and the solar wind were orchestrated to complement Juno measurements during Juno's approach to Jupiter and during its orbital mission around Jupiter. This presentation provides an overview of results from the Juno measurements during the early phases of Juno's prime mission. Scientific results include Jupiter's interior structure, magnetic field, deep atmospheric dynamics and composition, and the first in-situ exploration of Jupiter's polar magnetosphere and aurorae.

Date & Time

October 24, 2017 | 11:00am – 12:00pm

Speakers

Scott Bolton

Affiliation

Southwest Research Institute

Notes

Coffee and refreshments are available from 10:30 am in the Bloomberg Hall Commons Room.