Jovian Auroral Distributions Experiment (JADE)
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The Jovian Auroral Distributions Experiment (JADE) is a particle detector on NASA’s Juno spacecraft that measures electrons and ions to study Jupiter’s auroras and magnetospheric environment.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| JADE (Jovian Auroral Distributions Experiment) | 1 |
| Jovian Auroral Distributions Experiment (JADE) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jovian Auroral Distributions Experiment (JADE) Context triple: [Juno, instrument, Jovian Auroral Distributions Experiment (JADE)]
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Radio and Plasma Waves instrument
The Radio and Plasma Waves instrument is a scientific payload on ESA's Solar Orbiter designed to measure radio emissions and plasma wave phenomena in the solar wind to study the Sun’s atmosphere and heliosphere.
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Juno spacecraft
The Juno spacecraft is a NASA space probe designed to study Jupiter’s composition, gravity field, magnetic field, and polar magnetosphere to better understand the planet’s origin and evolution.
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Lunar Atmospheric Composition Experiment
The Lunar Atmospheric Composition Experiment was a scientific instrument deployed during the Apollo 17 mission to measure and analyze the extremely tenuous lunar atmosphere.
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Plasma Wave Subsystem
The Plasma Wave Subsystem was a scientific instrument on NASA’s Galileo spacecraft designed to measure plasma waves and radio emissions in Jupiter’s magnetosphere and surrounding space environment.
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Planetary Fourier Spectrometer
The Planetary Fourier Spectrometer is a scientific instrument designed to analyze the composition and temperature structure of planetary atmospheres using infrared spectroscopy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jovian Auroral Distributions Experiment (JADE) Target entity description: The Jovian Auroral Distributions Experiment (JADE) is a particle detector on NASA’s Juno spacecraft that measures electrons and ions to study Jupiter’s auroras and magnetospheric environment.
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A.
Radio and Plasma Waves instrument
The Radio and Plasma Waves instrument is a scientific payload on ESA's Solar Orbiter designed to measure radio emissions and plasma wave phenomena in the solar wind to study the Sun’s atmosphere and heliosphere.
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B.
Juno spacecraft
The Juno spacecraft is a NASA space probe designed to study Jupiter’s composition, gravity field, magnetic field, and polar magnetosphere to better understand the planet’s origin and evolution.
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C.
Lunar Atmospheric Composition Experiment
The Lunar Atmospheric Composition Experiment was a scientific instrument deployed during the Apollo 17 mission to measure and analyze the extremely tenuous lunar atmosphere.
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D.
Plasma Wave Subsystem
The Plasma Wave Subsystem was a scientific instrument on NASA’s Galileo spacecraft designed to measure plasma waves and radio emissions in Jupiter’s magnetosphere and surrounding space environment.
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E.
Planetary Fourier Spectrometer
The Planetary Fourier Spectrometer is a scientific instrument designed to analyze the composition and temperature structure of planetary atmospheres using infrared spectroscopy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
particle detector
ⓘ
plasma instrument ⓘ spacecraft instrument ⓘ |
| alternateName | JADE ⓘ |
| collaboratingInstitution | Southwest Research Institute ⓘ |
| dataType |
angular distributions
ⓘ
energy spectra ⓘ in situ particle measurements ⓘ |
| designedFor |
in situ measurements in Jupiter’s polar regions
ⓘ
measurements along Juno’s polar orbits ⓘ |
| environmentMeasured |
Jupiter auroral acceleration regions
ⓘ
linked to:
Jupiter’s magnetosphere
Jupiter magnetospheric plasma ⓘ Jupiter polar magnetosphere ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
heliophysics
ⓘ
planetary science ⓘ space physics ⓘ |
| hostSpacecraft | Juno spacecraft ⓘ |
| JupiterOrbitInsertionDate | 2016-07-05 ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2011-08-05 ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Atlas V 551 ⓘ |
| measures |
electrons
ⓘ
energetic particles ⓘ ions ⓘ particle composition ⓘ particle energy distributions ⓘ particle pitch angle distributions ⓘ |
| missionType | Jupiter orbiter payload ⓘ |
| operatedOn | Juno ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbitsWith | Juno in polar orbit around Jupiter ⓘ |
| partOf | Juno science payload ⓘ |
| partOfMission |
Juno mission
ⓘ
linked to:
Juno spacecraft
|
| primaryScienceTarget | Jupiter auroras ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Jupiter auroral emissions
ⓘ
Jupiter magnetospheric dynamics ⓘ |
| scientificObjective |
characterize the plasma environment near Jupiter
ⓘ
investigate coupling between Jupiter’s magnetosphere and ionosphere ⓘ study acceleration of charged particles in Jupiter’s magnetosphere ⓘ understand the drivers of Jupiter’s auroras ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| studies |
Jupiter auroral processes
ⓘ
Jupiter magnetosphere ⓘ
linked to:
Jupiter’s magnetosphere
charged particle distributions ⓘ |
| supports |
multi-instrument studies with Juno’s MAG
ⓘ
multi-instrument studies with Juno’s UVS ⓘ multi-instrument studies with Juno’s Waves instrument ⓘ |
| target | Jupiter ⓘ |
| uses | electrostatic analyzers ⓘ |
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Subject: Jovian Auroral Distributions Experiment (JADE) Description of subject: The Jovian Auroral Distributions Experiment (JADE) is a particle detector on NASA’s Juno spacecraft that measures electrons and ions to study Jupiter’s auroras and magnetospheric environment.
Referenced by (2)
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subject linked to:
Juno spacecraft
linked to: Jovian Auroral Distributions Experiment (JADE)