Astrobiology missions to ocean worlds in our solar system must overcome both scientific and technological challenges due to extreme temperature and radiation conditions, long communication times, and limited bandwidth.
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Planetary Exploration Horizon 2061 Report, Chapter 3: From Science Questions To Solar System Exploration
This chapter of the Planetary Exploration Horizon 2061 Report reviews the way the six key questions about planetary systems, from their origins to the way they work and their habitability, […]
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Planetary Exploration Horizon 2061 Report, Chapter 4: From Planetary Exploration Goals To Technology Requirements
This chapter reviews for each province and destination of the Solar System the representative space missions that will have to be designed and implemented by 2061 to address the six […]