Electrical Conductivity of Subsurface Ocean Analogue Solutions from Molecular Dynamics Simulations.

Investigating the habitability of ocean worlds is a priority of current and future NASA missions. The mission will conduct approximately 50 flybys of Jupiter's moon Europa, returning a detailed portrait of its interior from the synthesis of data from its instrument suite. The magnetometer on board has the capability of decoupling Europa's induced magnetic field to high precision, and when these data are inverted, the electrical conductivity profile from the electrically conducting subsurface salty ocean may be constrained.