Real_Affect39 t1_jadb3tv wrote on February 28, 2023 at 4:49 PM

I actually made this argument in a uni paper I wrote recently, Callisto is the only Jupiter of Moon that can be rationally colonised, even sending robotic missions to land on Europa would be insanely difficult due to the radiation belts.

MoreGull OP t1_jadbzpn wrote on February 28, 2023 at 4:55 PM

Indeed. The radiation from Jupiter is intense. I think the current spacecraft in orbit around Jupiter (Juno) has its orbits planned to spend as much time as possible outside the radiation belt.