Abstract

The independent ESA mission JUICE (JUpiter ICy moon Explorer) has the goal to explore Jupiter and three of its Galilean moons. The spacecraft (S/C) will launch in the year 2022 and arrives the Jovian system in the year 2030. RIME (Radar for Icy Moons Exploration) and other experiments aboard JUICE will analyse the celestial bodies. Some selected scientific objectives will be the characterization of Ganymede, Europa and Callisto as planetary objects as well as the exploration of potential habitats. Moreover, the Jovian system shall be investigated as an archetype for gas giants.

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