Jupiter's moon Europa has been a prime target in the search for extraterrestrial life since the Galileo orbiter indicated that a saltwater ocean may exist beneath its icy crust. The proposed Europa Lander mission targets revolutionary science investigations on the surface of Europa with the main objective to search for evidence of life. Europa presents unique challenges to a landing mission because of its hostile radiation environment and the lack of information about its terrain. This paper provides an overview of Europa Lander Navigation-Deorbit, Descent, and Landing (DDL) technology development study, which is focused on the interface between ground navigation operations and onboard DDL behavior and the challenges associated with landing a probe on Europa.


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    Title :

    Final Approach Navigation to Europa: Setting Up for a Successful Landing


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    Publication date :

    2022-01-03


    Type of media :

    Preprint


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English



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