appl121105_iotorus.parameters

Setup parameters

''' Setup parameters
'''


rj = 71492.   # in km.
'''Jupiter equator radius in km'''

mj = 1.8986e27   # in kg
''' Jupiter mass in kg '''

tj = 9 * 3600 + 55.5 * 60   # in sec
''' Jupiter System III period: 9h 55.5 m '''

rio = 1821.3  # in km
''' Io mean radius in km'''

mio = 8.9319e22
''' Io mass in kg ''' 

Rji = 4.217e5
''' Io orbital radius in km '''

Vio = 17.334
''' Io orbital velocity (mean) in km/s '''

maglon = 158.3
''' East longitude of magnetic dipole in System III.

Based on O4 model (Acuna and Ness 1976).
See also http://galileo.ftecs.com/handbook/LGA-software/coord-systems.html
'''

maglat = 80.4
''' Latitude of magnetic dipole in System III.

Based on O4 model (Acuna and Ness 1976).
'''