Europa Ice Clipper
A Proposed Discovery Mission

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D. SCIENCE

D.4.4. Dust Flux Montior (DFM)

To characterize the total mass of particles in the plume the Europa Ice Clipper will carry of copy of the Stardust Dust Flux Monitor. This instrument senses the momentum of impact for each dust particle using small vibro-acoustic sensors.

D SCIENCE

D.1.1. Background

D.1.2. Science Goals and Objectives

D.2. Baseline Mission

D.3. Science Floor Mission

D.4. Science Implementation

D.4.1. Impactor and Plume Dynamics

D.4.2. Camera Science Implementation

D.4.3. Jupiter Europa Particle Analyzer (JEPA)

D.4.4. Dust Flux Montior (DFM)

D.4.5. Aerogel Collector for Europa (ACE) [NEXT]

D.4.6. Particle Collector (PC)

D.4.7. Active Volatiles Collector (AVC)

D.5. Data Analysis and Archiving

D.6. Science and Mission Teams