The Juno gravity experiment, among the nine instruments onboard the spacecraft, is aimed at studying the interior structure of Jupiter to gain insight into its formation. Doppler data collected during the first two gravity-dedicated orbits completed by Juno around the gas giant have already provided a measurement of Jupiter's gravity field with outstanding accuracy, answering crucial questions about its interior composition. The large dataset that will be collected throughout the remaining phases of the mission until the end in July 2021 might allow to determine Jupiter's response to the satellite-dependent tidal perturbation raised by its moons, and even to separate the static and dynamic effects. We report on numerical simulations performed over the full science mission to assess the sensitivity of Juno gravity measurements to satellite-dependent tides on Jupiter. We assumed a realistic simulation scenario that is coherent with the result of data analysis from the first gravity passes. Furthermore, we implemented a satellite-dependent tidal model within the dynamical model used to fit the simulated Doppler data. The formal uncertainties resulting from the covariance analysis show that Juno is indeed sensitive to satellite-dependent tides on Jupiter raised by the inner Galilean satellites (the static Love numbers of degree and order 2 of Io, Europa and Ganymede can be determined respectively to 0.28%, 4.6% and 5.3% at 1 sigma). This unprecedented determination, that will be carried out towards the end of the mission, could further constrain the interior structure of the planet, allowing to discern among interior models and improving existing theories of planetary tidal response.

On the determination of Jupiter's satellite-dependent Love numbers from Juno gravity data / Notaro, V.; Durante, D.; Iess, L.. - In: PLANETARY AND SPACE SCIENCE. - ISSN 0032-0633. - 175:(2019), pp. 34-40. [10.1016/j.pss.2019.06.001]

On the determination of Jupiter's satellite-dependent Love numbers from Juno gravity data

Notaro V.
Membro del Collaboration Group
;
Durante D.
Membro del Collaboration Group
;
Iess L.
Membro del Collaboration Group
2019

Abstract

The Juno gravity experiment, among the nine instruments onboard the spacecraft, is aimed at studying the interior structure of Jupiter to gain insight into its formation. Doppler data collected during the first two gravity-dedicated orbits completed by Juno around the gas giant have already provided a measurement of Jupiter's gravity field with outstanding accuracy, answering crucial questions about its interior composition. The large dataset that will be collected throughout the remaining phases of the mission until the end in July 2021 might allow to determine Jupiter's response to the satellite-dependent tidal perturbation raised by its moons, and even to separate the static and dynamic effects. We report on numerical simulations performed over the full science mission to assess the sensitivity of Juno gravity measurements to satellite-dependent tides on Jupiter. We assumed a realistic simulation scenario that is coherent with the result of data analysis from the first gravity passes. Furthermore, we implemented a satellite-dependent tidal model within the dynamical model used to fit the simulated Doppler data. The formal uncertainties resulting from the covariance analysis show that Juno is indeed sensitive to satellite-dependent tides on Jupiter raised by the inner Galilean satellites (the static Love numbers of degree and order 2 of Io, Europa and Ganymede can be determined respectively to 0.28%, 4.6% and 5.3% at 1 sigma). This unprecedented determination, that will be carried out towards the end of the mission, could further constrain the interior structure of the planet, allowing to discern among interior models and improving existing theories of planetary tidal response.
2019
Jupiter; orbit determination; radio science; tides
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On the determination of Jupiter's satellite-dependent Love numbers from Juno gravity data / Notaro, V.; Durante, D.; Iess, L.. - In: PLANETARY AND SPACE SCIENCE. - ISSN 0032-0633. - 175:(2019), pp. 34-40. [10.1016/j.pss.2019.06.001]
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