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Exploring Europa with an RPS-Powered Orbiter SpacecraftThis paper describes a conceptual flagship-class Europa orbiter concept that was assumed to launch as early as 2012, arriving at Europa approximately 8 years later using inner solar system gravity assists to reach Jupiter. Jupiter's intense radiation environment limits the mission duration at Europa to 30 days for this study, though the duration is a result of multiple trades and is by no means fixed. The Europa Subgroup of the Outer Planets Assessment Group identified six primary science objectives for this concept.
Document ID
20070031814
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Abelson, Robert D.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Spilker, Thomas R.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Shirley, James H.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Green, Jacklyn R.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Smythe, William D.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 23, 2013
Publication Date
March 4, 2006
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Meeting Information
Meeting: IEEE Aerospace Conference
Location: Big Sky, MT
Country: United States
Start Date: March 4, 2006
End Date: March 11, 2006
Sponsors: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
Europa
Jupiter
Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (MMRTG)
Cassini
Radioisotope Power Systems (RPS)
Stirling Radioisotope Generator (SRG)
advanced Radioisotope Power Systems (RPS)

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