The hades mission concept – astrobiological survey of jupiter's icy moon europa
dc.contributor.author | Böttcher, Thomas | |
dc.contributor.author | Huber, Liliane | |
dc.contributor.author | Le Corre, Lucille | |
dc.contributor.author | Leitner, Johannes | |
dc.contributor.author | McCarthy, David | |
dc.contributor.author | Nilsson, Ricky | |
dc.contributor.author | Teixeira, Carlos | |
dc.contributor.author | Vaquer Araujo, Sergi | |
dc.contributor.author | Wilson, Rebecca C. | |
dc.contributor.author | Adjali, Fatah | |
dc.contributor.author | Altenburg, Martin | |
dc.contributor.author | Briani, Giacomo | |
dc.contributor.author | Buchas, Peter | |
dc.contributor.author | Le Postollec, Aurélie | |
dc.contributor.author | Meier, Teresa | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-09-20T16:01:23Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-09-20T16:01:23Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2009-08-26 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Böttcher, Thomas; Huber, Liliane; Le Corre, Lucille; Leitner, Johannes; McCarthy, David; Nilsson, Ricky; Teixeira, Carlos; Vaquer Araujo, Sergi; Wilson, Rebecca C. Adjali, Fatah; Altenburg, Martin; Briani, Giacomo; Buchas, Peter; Le Postollec, Aurélie; Meier, Teresa (2009). The hades mission concept – astrobiological survey of jupiter's icy moon europa. International Journal of Astrobiology 8 (4), 321-329 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1473-5504,1475-3006 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10379/10486 | |
dc.description.abstract | The HADES Europa mission concept aims to provide a framework for an astrobiological in-depth investigation of the Jupiter moon Europa, relying on existing technologies and feasibility. This mission study proposes a system consisting of an orbiter, lander and cryobot as a platform for detailed exploration of Europa. While the orbiter will investigate the presence of a liquid ocean and characterize Europa's internal structure, the lander will survey local dynamics of the ice layer and the surface environment. The lander releases a cryobot, that melts into the ice, will sample the pristine subsurface and is expected to provide data on organic and gaseous content and putative bio-signatures. In summary, we present the scientific objectives for an astrobiological investigation of Europa, resulting in a mission concept with a detailed evaluation of scientific instrumentation, mission sequences, basic design of the spacecraft, technology needs and cost estimations. | |
dc.publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) | |
dc.relation.ispartof | International Journal of Astrobiology | |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Ireland | |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ie/ | |
dc.subject | mission concept | |
dc.subject | astrobiology | |
dc.subject | europa | |
dc.subject | subsurface ocean | |
dc.subject | bepicolombo | |
dc.subject | mercury | |
dc.subject | lenticulae | |
dc.subject | origin | |
dc.subject | shell | |
dc.subject | life | |
dc.title | The hades mission concept – astrobiological survey of jupiter's icy moon europa | |
dc.type | Article | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1017/s147355040999022x | |
dc.local.publishedsource | http://doc.rero.ch/record/293123/files/S147355040999022X.pdf | |
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