Europa’s Sodium and Potassium Exosphere During Juno’s Flyby
Emma Lovett et al 2025 Planet. Sci. J. 6 178 Ground-based observations of Jupiter’s moon Europa suggest that sodium and potassium are ejected from Europa’s surface by a high-energy process such as…
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