Planetary scientist says: Focus on Europa

Planetary scientist says: Focus on Europa

Guest_AlexBlackwell_*	Feb 12 2007, 11:26 PM Post #1
Guests	Planetary scientist says: Focus on Europa By Tony Fitzpatrick Washington University in St. Louis News & Information February 7, 2007

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nprev View Member Profile	Feb 13 2007, 05:21 PM Post #2
Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8783 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602	...yes, some of these abbreviated titles have also given me pause on occasion...I always check out the thread, though! I agree with Analyst; seems like it might be time to focus outer-system exploration in light of new budget constraints. Question here is whether Europa is both the most scientifically interesting & comparatively less risky target if we have to put most of our eggs in one basket. One thing that's really nice about Titan & Enceladus is the relatively benign radiation environment...seems like a flagship-class mission to either of these would be more survivable & less expensive to build for that reason alone, though that might be traded off for increased booster & long-term cruise mission management costs. -------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.

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AlexBlackwell Planetary scientist says: Focus on Europa Feb 12 2007, 11:26 PM

Analyst I think the scientific community most focus on one... Feb 13 2007, 11:18 AM

JRehling [...] Feb 13 2007, 05:14 PM

Phil Stooke Maybe it's different with other screen setting... Feb 13 2007, 04:55 PM

djellison The other being "Rover driver says: Oh S...... Feb 13 2007, 05:03 PM

nprev ...yes, some of these abbreviated titles have also... Feb 13 2007, 05:21 PM

Zvezdichko I suggest two big probes of which both include an ... Feb 13 2007, 05:25 PM

climber We can find some more ....like Phil and Doug, ... Feb 14 2007, 09:36 AM

Jeff7 I too would really love to see a mission to Europa... Feb 15 2007, 03:37 AM

JRehling [...] Feb 15 2007, 05:11 AM

ngunn QUOTE (JRehling @ Feb 15 2007, 05:11 AM) ... Feb 15 2007, 02:23 PM

nprev QUOTE (ngunn @ Feb 15 2007, 06:23 AM) Vol... Feb 18 2007, 04:21 PM

volcanopele I think the seasons of each of the main targets ma... Feb 15 2007, 05:20 AM

vjkane2000 I expect a lot of creativity to appear. Bruce Moo... Feb 15 2007, 05:45 AM

vexgizmo More from McKinnon, et al. A nice story from the... Feb 18 2007, 07:53 AM

ngunn I know that NASA currently looks like the only age... Feb 18 2007, 05:03 PM

nprev Truly an excellent point, ngunn. Collaborative mis... Feb 18 2007, 05:16 PM

vjkane2000 The Europeans have studied a mission that divides ... Feb 18 2007, 09:07 PM

AlexBlackwell Jupiter's moon Europa should be NASA's nex... Feb 21 2007, 01:35 AM

AlexBlackwell Looking for life on Jupiter's icy moon Europa ... Feb 23 2007, 06:04 PM

JRehling [...] Feb 23 2007, 09:20 PM

nprev QUOTE (JRehling @ Feb 23 2007, 01:20 PM) ... Feb 24 2007, 02:56 AM

Jeff7 I do hope I live to see a lander put on Europa... Feb 24 2007, 03:01 AM

AlexBlackwell For those who may have missed it, there is some in... May 8 2007, 06:50 PM

volcanopele Interesting.... so their nominal mission scenario ... May 8 2007, 06:59 PM

dvandorn I only have one basic question, but upon it unfort... Jun 8 2007, 03:01 PM

JRehling [...] Jun 8 2007, 08:52 PM

dvandorn QUOTE (JRehling @ Jun 8 2007, 03:52 PM) I... Jun 8 2007, 08:54 PM

djellison Yeah - very bad forum conduct that - makes people ... Jun 8 2007, 09:43 PM

AlexBlackwell This is a situation where minimal quoting of the p... Jun 8 2007, 09:51 PM

vexgizmo Speaking of Io from Europa, I haven't seen muc... Jun 11 2007, 04:32 AM

mchan QUOTE (vexgizmo @ Jun 10 2007, 09:32 PM) ... Jun 11 2007, 08:21 AM

DEChengst QUOTE (mchan @ Jun 11 2007, 10:21 AM) VP ... Jun 15 2007, 06:29 PM

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