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@article{Rodriguez:2022:10.1007/s10686-021-09815-8,
author = {Rodriguez, S and Vinatier, S and Cordier, D and Tobie, G and Achterberg, RK and Anderson, CM and Badman, SV and Barnes, JW and Barth, EL and Bézard, B and Carrasco, N and Charnay, B and Clark, RN and Coll, P and Cornet, T and Coustenis, A and Couturier-Tamburelli, I and Dobrijevic, M and Flasar, FM and Kok, RD and Freissinet, C and Galand, M and Gautier, T and Geppert, WD and Griffith, CA and Gudipati, MS and Hadid, LZ and Hayes, AG and Hendrix, AR and Jauman, R and Jennings, DE and Jolly, A and Kalousova, K and Koskinen, TT and Lavvas, P and Lebonnois, S and Lebreton, J-P and Gall, AL and Lellouch, E and Mouélic, SL and Lopes, RMC and Lora, JM and Lorenz, RD and Lucas, A and MacKenzie, S and Malaska, MJ and Mandt, K and Mastrogiuseppe, M and Newman, CE and Nixon, CA and Radebaugh, J and Rafkin, SC and Rannou, P and Sciamma-O-Brien, EM and Soderblom, JM and Solomonidou, A and Sotin, C and Stephan, K and Strobel, D and Szopa, C and Teanby, NA and Turtle, EP and Vuitton, V and West, RA},
doi = {10.1007/s10686-021-09815-8},
journal = {Experimental Astronomy: an international journal on astronomical instrumentation and data analysis},
pages = {911--973},
title = {Science goals and new mission concepts for future exploration of Titan's atmosphere geology and habitability: Titan POlar Scout/orbitEr and In situ lake lander and DrONe explorer (POSEIDON)},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10686-021-09815-8},
volume = {54},
year = {2022}
}
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AB - In response to ESA’s “Voyage 2050” announcement of opportunity, we propose an ambitious L-class mission to explore one of the most exciting bodies in the Solar System, Saturn’s largest moon Titan. Titan, a “world with two oceans”, is an organic-rich body with interior-surface-atmosphere interactions that are comparable in complexity to the Earth. Titan is also one of the few places in the Solar System with habitability potential. Titan’s remarkable nature was only partly revealed by the Cassini-Huygens mission and still holds mysteries requiring a complete exploration using a variety of vehicles and instruments. The proposed mission concept POSEIDON (Titan POlar Scout/orbitEr and In situ lake lander DrONe explorer) would perform joint orbital and in situ investigations of Titan. It is designed to build on and exceed the scope and scientific/technological accomplishments of Cassini-Huygens, exploring Titan in ways that were not previously possible, in particular through full close-up and in situ coverage over long periods of time. In the proposed mission architecture, POSEIDON consists of two major elements: a spacecraft with a large set of instruments that would orbit Titan, preferably in a low-eccentricity polar orbit, and a suite of in situ investigation components, i.e. a lake lander, a “heavy” drone (possibly amphibious) and/or a fleet of mini-drones, dedicated to the exploration of the polar regions. The ideal arrival time at Titan would be slightly before the next northern Spring equinox (2039), as equinoxes are the most active periods to monitor still largely unknown atmospheric and surface seasonal changes. The exploration of Titan’s northern latitudes with an orbiter and in situ element(s) would be highly complementary in terms of timing (with possible mission timing overlap), locations, and science goals with the upcoming NASA New Frontiers Dragonfly mission that will provide in situ exploration o
AU - Rodriguez,S
AU - Vinatier,S
AU - Cordier,D
AU - Tobie,G
AU - Achterberg,RK
AU - Anderson,CM
AU - Badman,SV
AU - Barnes,JW
AU - Barth,EL
AU - Bézard,B
AU - Carrasco,N
AU - Charnay,B
AU - Clark,RN
AU - Coll,P
AU - Cornet,T
AU - Coustenis,A
AU - Couturier-Tamburelli,I
AU - Dobrijevic,M
AU - Flasar,FM
AU - Kok,RD
AU - Freissinet,C
AU - Galand,M
AU - Gautier,T
AU - Geppert,WD
AU - Griffith,CA
AU - Gudipati,MS
AU - Hadid,LZ
AU - Hayes,AG
AU - Hendrix,AR
AU - Jauman,R
AU - Jennings,DE
AU - Jolly,A
AU - Kalousova,K
AU - Koskinen,TT
AU - Lavvas,P
AU - Lebonnois,S
AU - Lebreton,J-P
AU - Gall,AL
AU - Lellouch,E
AU - Mouélic,SL
AU - Lopes,RMC
AU - Lora,JM
AU - Lorenz,RD
AU - Lucas,A
AU - MacKenzie,S
AU - Malaska,MJ
AU - Mandt,K
AU - Mastrogiuseppe,M
AU - Newman,CE
AU - Nixon,CA
AU - Radebaugh,J
AU - Rafkin,SC
AU - Rannou,P
AU - Sciamma-O-Brien,EM
AU - Soderblom,JM
AU - Solomonidou,A
AU - Sotin,C
AU - Stephan,K
AU - Strobel,D
AU - Szopa,C
AU - Teanby,NA
AU - Turtle,EP
AU - Vuitton,V
AU - West,RA
DO - 10.1007/s10686-021-09815-8
EP - 973
PY - 2022///
SN - 0922-6435
SP - 911
TI - Science goals and new mission concepts for future exploration of Titan's atmosphere geology and habitability: Titan POlar Scout/orbitEr and In situ lake lander and DrONe explorer (POSEIDON)
T2 - Experimental Astronomy: an international journal on astronomical instrumentation and data analysis
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10686-021-09815-8
UR - http://arxiv.org/abs/2110.10466v1
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/92713
VL - 54
ER -