Instrument Information |
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IDENTIFIER | urn:nasa:pds:context:instrument:clipper.pim::1.0 |
NAME |
PLASMA INSTRUMENT FOR MAGNETIC SOUNDING (PIMS) |
TYPE | |
DESCRIPTION |
Europa?s ionosphere, and plasma trapped in Jupiter?s magnetic field, distort magnetic fields near Europa. PIMS Faraday cups will distinguish those distortions from Europa?s induced magnetic field, which carries information about Europa?s ocean. |
MODEL IDENTIFIER | |
NAIF INSTRUMENT IDENTIFIER |
-159005 |
SERIAL NUMBER | |
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