| Title: |
Science goals and mission concepts for a future orbital and in situ exploration of Titan |
| Authors: |
Rodriguez, Sébastien; Vinatier, Sandrine; Cordier, Daniel; Carrasco, Nathalie; Charnay, Benjamin; Cornet, Thomas; Coustenis, Athena; de Kok, Remco; Freissinet, Caroline; Galand, Marina; Geppert, Wolf D.; Jauman, Ralf; Kalousova, Klara; Koskinen, Tommi T.; Lebonnois, Sébastien; Gall, Alice Le; Mouélic, Stéphane Le; Lucas, Antoine; Mandt, Kathleen; Mastrogiuseppe, Marco; Nixon, Conor A.; Radebaugh, Jani; Rannou, Pascal; Soderblom, Jason M.; Solomonidou, Anezina; Sotin, Christophe; Stephan, Katrin; Teanby, Nick; Tobie, Gabriel; Vuitton, Véronique |
| Publication Year: |
2019 |
| Collection: |
Astrophysics |
| Subject Terms: |
Astrophysics - Earth and Planetary Astrophysics; Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics |
| Description: |
In this white paper, we present a cross-section of important scientific questions that remain partially or completely unanswered, ranging from Titan exosphere to the deep interior, and we detail which instrumentation and mission scenarios should be used to answer them. Our intention is to formulate the science goals for the next generation of planetary missions to Titan in order to prepare the future exploration of the moon. The ESA L-class mission concept that we propose is composed of a Titan orbiter and at least an in situ element (lake lander and/or drone(s)).; Comment: White Paper submission to the call for ESA Voyage 2050 long-term plan |
| Document Type: |
Working Paper |
| Access URL: |
http://arxiv.org/abs/1908.01374 |
| Accession Number: |
edsarx.1908.01374 |
| Database: |
arXiv |