Title

Concept For A New Frontiers Mission To Ganymede: A Planetary Science Summer School Study

Abstract

As part of the NASA Planetary Science Summer School 2010, the Ganymede Interior, Surface and Magnetosphere Observer (GISMO) team developed a robotic mission to Ganymede, one of Jupiter's icy moons. This process included the formulation of the science objectives and the selection of a payload tailored to meet these goals. The team then designed a mission architecture aimed toward achieving the science objectives. Using a sequence of 14 flybys of Ganymede, the vehicle would use a simple, staged operation of the science payload. This timeline allows for a simplified design, with relatively low risk and cost. Principle challenges included the finite power available to the vehicle, along with a limited data downlink rate. Otherwise, this preliminary design would meet all mission requirements, as determined by the science goals, and within the allocated cost cap. © 2011 IEEE.

Publication Date

5-13-2011

Publication Title

IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings

Number of Pages

-

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1109/AERO.2011.5747290

Socpus ID

79955754658 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/79955754658

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