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Exploration of the Saturnian System with Cassini Radio ScienceThe ongoing Galileo mission has provided many new insights into the Jovian system. Among them are new discoveries from the Radio Science investigations , including multiple measurements of the Jovian ionosphere, the ionospheres and plasma environments of Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto, and the internal structure of the Galilean satellites. The Cassini spacecraft, which will be placed in orbit about Saturn in 2004, will conduct Radio Science investigations of many aspects of the Saturnian system with a radio instrument of unprecedented stability and versatility. It will use radio links at three wavelengths : S-band(13 cm), X-band (3.5 cm), and Ka-band (1 cm) to probe the atmospheres and ionospheres of Saturn and Titan and Saturn's rings by means of radio occultations, and to measure the masses and gravity fields of Saturn, Titan, and selected icy satellites by precision tracking. In addition, the stability of the radio instrument will be utilized to conduct a search for gravitational waves during solar oppositions, and to precisely measure general relativistic effects during solar conjunctions during the interplanetary cruise prior to arrival at Saturn.
Document ID
20000074647
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Kliore, Arvydas J.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA United States)
Date Acquired
August 19, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1999
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Meeting Information
Meeting: IUGG General Asssembly: Session JSA-10, Planetary Exploration
Location: Birmingham
Country: United Kingdom
Start Date: July 18, 1999
End Date: July 30, 1999
Sponsors: International Council of Scientific Unions, Institute of Applied Geophysics, IASPEI, IAVCEI, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, IAMAS
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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