The requirements, capabilities, and programmatic issues associated with science-intensive mission concepts for the advanced exploration of Saturn's largest satellite are assessed. The key questions to be answered by a Titan exploratory mission are: (1) the atmospheric composition; (2) the atmospheric structure; (3) the nature of the surface; and (4) the nature of the interior of Titan. Five selected mission concepts are described in terms of their design requirements. Mission hardware concepts include balloons and/or blimps which will allow both atmospheric and surface observations for a long period of time. Key aspects of performance analysis are presented. Mission profiles and cost summaries are given. Candidate payloads are identified for imaging and nonimaging orbiters, a buoyant station, a haze probe, and a penetrator.


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    Title :

    Titan exploration with advanced systems. A study of future mission concepts


    Conference:

    SSEC Summer Study ; 1983 ; Snowmass, CO, United States


    Publication date :

    1983-09-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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