Dubinin, E.; Sauer, K.; Lundin, R.; Baumgärtel, K.; Bogdanov, A.: Structuring of the transition region (plasma mantle) of the Martian magnetosphere. Geophysical Research Letters 23, pp. 785 - 788 (1996)
Dubinin, E.; Sauer, K.; Lundin, R.; Norberg, O.; Trotignon, J.-G.; Schwingenschuh, K.; Delva, M.; Riedler, W.: Plasma characteristics of the boundary layer in the martian magnetosphere. Journal Geophysical Research 101, pp. 27061 - 27075 (1996)
Sauer, K.; Bogdanov, A.; Baumgärtel, K.: Plasma environment of comet Wirtanen during its low-activity. Planetary and Space Science 44, pp. 715 - 729 (1996)
Baumgärtel, K.; Sauer, K.: Support for the shock source hypothesis of upstream whistlers from Hall-MHD calculations. Advances in Space Research 15, pp. 93 - 96 (1995)
Sauer, K.; Bogdanov, A.; Baumgärtel, K.: The protonpause - an ion composition boundary in the magnetosheath of comets, Venus and Mars. Advances in Space Research 16, pp. 153 - 158 (1995)
Sauer, K.; Bogdanov, A.; Baumgärtel, K.: Evidence of an ion composition boundary (protonpause) in bi-ion fluid simulations of solar wind mass-loading. Geophysical Research Letters 21, pp. 2255 - 2258 (1994)
Baumgärtel, K.; Sauer, K.: Bi-ion fluid description of plasma - dust interaction: Relevance to Phobos events. Advances in Space Research 13, pp. 10291 - 10294 (1993)
Glassmeier, K. H.; Motschmann, U.; Mazelle, C.; Neubauer, F. M.; Sauer, K.; Fuselier, S. A.; Acuna, M. H.: Slow and fast magnetoacoustic type waves near the magnetic pile-up boundary of comet P/Halley. Journal Geophysical Research 98, p. 20955 (1993)
McKenzie, J. F.; Marsch, E.; Baumgärtel, K.; Sauer, K.: Wave and stability properties of multi-ion plasmas with application to winds and flows. Annales Geophysicae 11, pp. 341 - 353 (1993)
Sauer, K.; Baumgärtel, K.; Motschmann, U.: Phobos events as precursors of solar wind dust interaction. Geophysical Research Letters 20, pp. 165 - 168 (1993)
Baumgärtel, K.; Sauer, K.: A one-dimensional model of DC electric field generation at neutral gas release experiments. Advances in Space Research 12, pp. 101 - 104 (1992)
Sauer, K.; Motschmann, U.; Roatsch, T.; Schwingenschuh, K.: Exospheric ion effects within the Martian magnetosphere. Advances in Space Research 12, pp. 299 - 302 (1992)
Sauer, K.; Roatsch, T.; Baumgärtel, K.; McKenzie, J. F.: Critical density layer as obstacle at solar wind - exosphere interaction. Geophysical Research Letters 19, pp. 645 - 648 (1992)
The Uranian magnetic field is more expansive than previously thought, according to newly analyzed data from Voyager 2, making it easier to search for moons with oceans.
The Planetary Plasma Environments group (PPE) has a strong heritage in the exploration of planetary magnetospheres and space plasma interactions throughout the solar system. It has contributed instruments to several past missions that flew-by or orbited Jupiter (Galileo, Cassini, Ulysses). The PPE participates in the JUICE mission by contributing hardware and scientific expertise to the Particle Environment Package (PEP).
The MPS instruments on board ESA’s JUICE spacecraft have successfully completed their commissioning in space - and delivered their first observational data.
A collision nearly 30 years ago permanently changed Jupiter's atmospheric chemistry; the aftermath is still helping to better understand the gas giant.
The launch was successful; the ESA’s space probe JUICE is now on its way to the Jupiter system. There, it will primarily study the gas giant's icy moons.
ESA's space probe is on the move: First it heads for the launch site in Kourou - and in April it will begin its long journey to Jupiter and its icy moons.