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Preparing NASA's Europa Clipper's Plasma Instrument
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Included in the payload of science instruments for NASA's Europa Clipper is the Plasma Instrument for Magnetic Sounding (PIMS). Scientists will use PIMS to study the characteristics of plasma around Europa to better understand the moon's ice-shell thickness, ocean depth, and ocean salinity. PIMS will have four sensors, called Faraday cups, to measure the electrical current produced by charged particles (or plasma) as they strike a detector plate inside each sensor.
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Credit linePreparing NASA's Europa Clipper's Plasma Instrument. NASA/JPL, 2021-04-01. Public domain. ID: PIA24330.
