Influence of the internal structure of Europa and of Jupiter on the Doppler signal of a nearly polar and nearly circular Europa orbiter

Baland, Rose-Marie;Yseboodt, Marie;Van Hoolst, Tim;Dehant, Véronique
(2010) European Planetary Science Congress — Location: Rome, Italy (19.September.2010)

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  • Baland, Rose-MarieUCLouvain
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  • Yseboodt, MarieRoyal Observatory of Belgium
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  • Van Hoolst, TimRoyal Observatory of Belgium
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  • Dehant, VéroniqueUCLouvain
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Abstract
In an analytical formalism, we compute the effect of the gravity field, the tides and the rotation of Europa on the Doppler effect on a radio link between a Europa orbiter and the Earth. We also study the third body effect of Jupiter on the Doppler signal.
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Baland, R.-M., Yseboodt, M., Van Hoolst, T., & Dehant, V. (2010). Influence of the internal structure of Europa and of Jupiter on the Doppler signal of a nearly polar and nearly circular Europa orbiter. European Planetary Science Congress, Rome, Italy. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/186610