Measuring magnetic field to characterize subsurface features
Mission duration
Cruise: 3-6 years Science phase: ≥ 3 years
Properties
Dimensions
8.5 m (length, fully deployed)
Host spacecraft
Spacecraft
Europa Clipper
Operator
NASA
Launch date
≈ 2025 [3]
Rocket
Falcon Heavy[4]
Launch site
Kennedy Space Center
The Europa Clipper Magnetometer (ECM) is a spacecraft magnetometer aboard the planned Europa Clipper mission. It will be used to precisely measure Europa's magnetic field during consecutive fly-bys, allowing scientists to potentially confirm the existence of Europa's hypothesised subsurface ocean. If this ocean exists, the instrument will be able to determine its depth and salinity, as well as the thickness of the moon's icy shell.[5]
The magnetometer team is led by Margaret Kivelson, with Xianzhe Jia serving as deputy team leader.[5]
^"Europa Clipper Magnetometer (ECM) Boom - NASA's Europa Clipper". NASA. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
^"Magnetometer Fluxgate Assembly - NASA's Europa Clipper". NASA. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
^Europa Clipper passes key review. Jeff Foust, Space News. 22 August 2019.
^"NASA to use commercial launch vehicle for Europa Clipper". 11 February 2021.
^ ab"ECM | Instruments - NASA's Europa Clipper". NASA. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
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