The icy moon of Europa is a hot topic in planetary exploration. This paper discusses the trajectory design of a Europa orbiter mission intended to find out if Europa is a possible habitat for extraterrestrial life.


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    Title :

    Trajectory Design for a Europa Orbitter Mission: A Plethora of Astrodynamic Challenges


    Contributors:
    Sweetser, T. (author) / Maddock, R. (author) / Johannesen, J. (author) / Bell, J. (author) / Penzo, P. (author) / Wolf, A. (author) / Williams, S. (author) / Matousek, S. (author) / Weinstein, S. (author)

    Publication date :

    1997-02-10


    Type of media :

    Preprint


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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