Exploring Europa with a surface lander powered by a small radioisotope power system (RPS).

Abelson, Robert D.; Shirley, James H.

dc.contributor.author	Abelson, Robert D.
dc.contributor.author	Shirley, James H.
dc.date.accessioned	2009-01-12T19:21:42Z
dc.date.available	2009-01-12T19:21:42Z
dc.date.issued	2005-02-13
dc.identifier.citation	Space Technology and Application International Forum (STAIF-2005), Albuquerque, New Mexico, February 13-17, 2005.	en_US
dc.identifier.clearanceno	04-2862
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2014/41029
dc.description.abstract	This paper describes a conceptual landed mission to the Jovian satellite Europa using a small RPS powered lander that would ride piggyback on the proposed Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter (JIMO). This mission study was performed to assess the feasibility of landing a realistic science driven payload using a conceptual small radioisotope power system (US) to provide electrical and thermal power during the extended duration cruise phase (up to 13 years) and the nominal 30 day surface science mission. This paper includes individual sections that describe the key science goals, the mission architecture, and the conceptual design of the Europa Lander Mission (ELM) spacecraft.	en_US
dc.description.sponsorship	NASA/JPL	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	Pasadena, CA : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2005.	en_US
dc.subject	Europa	en_US
dc.subject	lander	en_US
dc.subject	missions	en_US
dc.subject	radioisotope power system (RPS)	en_US
dc.subject	Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter (JIMO).	en_US
dc.subject	radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG)
dc.title	Exploring Europa with a surface lander powered by a small radioisotope power system (RPS).	en_US
dc.type	Preprint	en_US