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Replicating the flyby sampling of salty ocean world ice grains using impact ionization mass spectrometry
K. Marshall Seaton (Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology), Bryana L. Henderson (Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology), Sascha Kempf (Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder), Sarah E. Waller (Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology), Morgan E. C. Miller (Jet Propulsion Labor…

Replicating the flyby sampling of salty ocean world ice grains using impact ionization mass spectrometry
The Europa Clipper mission will arrive at the Jovian system in 2030 and analyze ice grains sourced from the icy material on its surface using impact mass spectrometry, which will provide key constraints on Europa's chemical composition and habitability. However, deriving quantitative compositional information from spaceborne impact mass spectra of ice grains has historically proven difficult due to the confounding effects of composition and impact velocity, coupled with difficulties in accelera…