A Saturn entry probe mission concept is presented for in situ studies of the Saturn atmospheric composition, structure, and dynamics to a depth of 10 bars or greater.
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September 2018 (v1)PublicationUploaded on: December 4, 2022
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April 23, 2017 (v1)Conference paper
The Hera Saturn entry probe mission is proposed as an ESA M-class mission to be piggybacked on a NASA spacecraft sent to or past the Saturn system. Hera consists of an atmospheric probe built by ESA and released into the atmosphere of Saturn by its NASA companion Saturn Carrier-Relay spacecraft. Hera will perform in situ measurements of the...
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April 4, 2018 (v1)Conference paper
Uranus and Neptune, referred to as ice giants, are fundamentally different from the better-known gas giants (Jupiter and Saturn). Exploration of an ice giant system is a high-priority science objective, as these systems (including the magnetosphere, satellites, rings, atmosphere, and interior) challenge our understanding of planetary formation...
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July 2021 (v1)Journal article
Remote sensing observations suffer significant limitations when used to study the bulk atmospheric composition of the giant planets of our solar system. This impacts our knowledge of the formation of these planets and the physics of their atmospheres. A remarkable example of the superiority of in situ probe measurements was illustrated by the...
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