Neptune Orbiter, Another proposed mission |
Neptune Orbiter, Another proposed mission |
Nov 10 2005, 03:51 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 509 Joined: 2-July 05 From: Calgary, Alberta Member No.: 426 |
This seems like a good place to start off the Uranus and Neptune forum: with the next ice-giants mission.
I will admit to not knowing a whole lot about the Neptune Orbiter With Probes (NOWP), other than the fact that it's in the planning stages, and a few other details I've gathered from Wikipedia and various other Internet sources. Anyone care to get this one going with a bit more information? |
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Nov 26 2005, 02:55 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 903 Joined: 30-January 05 Member No.: 162 |
With a greater understanding or how orbital tours work (thanx to the Heaton and Longuski paper on a possible Uranian mission) it seems a very interesting orbital mission at Neptune is possible.
The favorable mass ratio of Neptune/Triton would allow for considerable flexiblity for an orbital tour. Which ever is easier at Neptune orbit insertion, a prograde or retrograde path, doesn't seem so critical now, as it seems repeated flybys of Triton could be used to change either orbit into the other. A detailed examination of Neptunes magnetic field at virtually all orientations would be possible. Neptune might be the key to understanding the diverse magnetic fields of all gas giant planets. While Neptune seems 'short changed' in the satellite department, the satellites that are present were revealed by Voyager 2 to be interesting objects nevertheless. |
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