Enceladus plume and icy body exospheric particle sampling using rotating tether and alternative architectures

Graham E. Dorrington, Hideaki Ogawa, Pavel M. Trivailo

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A synopsis of missions to icy bodies, in particular ones involving the resampling of the plumes of Enceladus, is offered. Following the speculation of others, it is assumed that any microbes possibly existing in the putative water mantle of Enceladus could be swept-up by the plume. After consideration of instrument capabilities, it is concluded that no planned or proposed hypervelocity plume fly-through missions is likely to result in a definitive confirmation of such possible life. Instead, it is suggested that plume particle collection with relative encounters at ∼200 ms-1 with more relevant detection instruments, is far more likely to result in definitive confirmation. An illustrative model of the Enceladus plume is also presented to justify the need for collection of larger ice particles at altitudes of ∼3 km. To provide the recommended encounters at low velocity and altitude the potential use of tethered collection systems is briefly introduced. It is concluded that an Enceladus orbiter should be prioritized.

本文言語英語
ホスト出版物のタイトル68th International Astronautical Congress, IAC 2017
ホスト出版物のサブタイトルUnlocking Imagination, Fostering Innovation and Strengthening Security
出版社International Astronautical Federation, IAF
ページ3058-3072
ページ数15
ISBN(印刷版)9781510855373
出版ステータス出版済み - 2017
外部発表はい
イベント68th International Astronautical Congress: Unlocking Imagination, Fostering Innovation and Strengthening Security, IAC 2017 - Adelaide, オーストラリア
継続期間: 9月 25 20179月 29 2017

出版物シリーズ

名前Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC
5
ISSN(印刷版)0074-1795

その他

その他68th International Astronautical Congress: Unlocking Imagination, Fostering Innovation and Strengthening Security, IAC 2017
国/地域オーストラリア
CityAdelaide
Period9/25/179/29/17

!!!All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • 航空宇宙工学
  • 天文学と天体物理学
  • 宇宙惑星科学

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