Researchers involved in ESA's JUICE space mission
Within the SPACE pole of the naXys Institute, researchers are interested in the evolution of planetary systems at different scales: space debris, natural and artificial satellites, asteroids, (exo)planets, etc. As part of the JUICE mission, post-doctoral researcher Alexis Coyette and Professor Anne-Sophie Libert are interested in Ganymede, one of Jupiter's moons, and are seeking to model its internal composition and rotation. It is believed that this satellite has a global ocean of liquid water beneath its surface. The study of its rotation will provide more information about this ocean and thus the potential habitability of this satellite.
![Vue de la sonde Juice autour de la planète Jupiter](/sites/default/files/styles/article_banner_sm/public/2023-05/Juice_vignette.png?h=f9bca3ac&itok=IyiQq6ch)