The primary thrust of the effort at The University of Iowa for the definition of an orbiter mission to Mercury is a minimum viable radio and plasma wave investigation. While it is simple to add sensors and capability to any payload, the challenge is to do reasonable science within limited resources; and viable missions to Mercury are especially limited in payload mass. For a wave investigation, this is a serious concern, as the sensor mass often makes up a significant fraction of the instrumentation mass.


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    Title :

    Minimal Radio and Plasma Wave Investigation For a Mercury Orbiter Mission


    Contributors:
    W. S. Kurth (author)

    Publication date :

    2001


    Size :

    5 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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