Solar System Science with the James Webb Space Telescope
NASA's astrophysics resources have proven vital in the advancement of Solar System exploration in ways that compliment in-situ spacecraft. The white paper we present here present as an example of a review of Solar System science planned for James Webb's Space Telescope, using Guaranteed Time observations. We anticipate similar solid science-based cases for futuristic astrophysics satellites, including LUVOIR.
Introduction
The launch of Webb, the James Webb Space Telescope (Webb), is scheduled to begin in 2021. Webb will allow for the world's first-of-its-kind research. Webb's capabilities Webb has been discussed elsewhere (Gardner and colleagues. 2006).
This white paper explicitly outlines Webb's science capabilities in the Solar System science as planned in the Guaranteed Time Observation (GTO) program led by H. B. Hammel; GTO observations details can be found at https://jwst.stsci.edu/observingprograms/approved-gto-programs. I. de Pater also plans an Early Release Science program of the Jupiter system with Webb, but we do not discuss this program; for details on that, see https://jwst.stsci.edu/observing-programs/approved-ers-programs/program-1373. Readers interested in the program can find additional details on Webb's capabilities to perform Solar System observations in Milam and al. (2016) and the references therein, as well as the references, included within this article.
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