Articles | Volume 44, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-44-1211-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-44-1211-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Regular paper
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29 Oct 2026
Regular paper |
| 29 Oct 2026
| 29 Oct 2026
First results from the Juice magnetometer during the Lunar-Earth Gravity Assist
Adrian T. LaMoury
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, London, UK
Leonard Schulz
Institute of Geophysics and Extraterrestrial Physics, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany
Alexander Betzler
Space Research Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Graz, Austria
Institute of Experimental Physics, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
David Hercik
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
Hans-Ulrich Auster
Institute of Geophysics and Extraterrestrial Physics, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany
Patrick Brown
Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, London, UK
Werner Magnes
Space Research Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Graz, Austria
Christoph Amtmann
Space Research Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Graz, Austria
Richard Baughen
Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, London, UK
Hao Cao
Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA
Irmgard Jernej
Space Research Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Graz, Austria
Roland Lammegger
Institute of Experimental Physics, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
Adam Masters
Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, London, UK
Ferdinand Plaschke
Institute of Geophysics and Extraterrestrial Physics, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany
Xun Yu
Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, London, UK
Taylor Pomfret
Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, London, UK
Alex Strickland
Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, London, UK
Vaibhav Garg
Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, London, UK
Michele K. Dougherty
Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, London, UK
Data sets
ESA-JUICE_LEGA-Special-Issue_v1.0 Philippa Molyneux (UVS), Luisa Arruda (RADEM), Umberto de Filippis (HAA), Anders Eriksson (RPWI), Klaus Gwinner (GALA), Ricardo Hueso (JANUS), Adrian LaMoury (J-MAG), Guifre Molera Calvés (PRIDE), Cecilia Tubiana (JANUS), Gaku Nishiyama (GALA), Raffaella Noschese (MAJIS), Gabriella Stenberg Wieser (PEP), Claire Vallat (ESA), Olivier Witasse (ESA) https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-2bb387d
Short summary
The ESA Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) spacecraft flew past Earth and the Moon in August 2024, providing an opportunity to test the scientific instruments onboard. We show measurements made by the Juice magnetometer, J-MAG, which measures the magnetic field in space. These are the first reported results from J-MAG since launch. By comparing J-MAG observations with data from other spacecraft we find all parts of the instrument are working extremely well at this early stage in the mission.
The ESA Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) spacecraft flew past Earth and the Moon in August...
