Will aerocapture work for a Jupiter orbiter/moon lander?

Will aerocapture work for a Jupiter orbiter/moon lander?

Guest_Zvezdichko_*	Feb 9 2007, 04:33 PM Post #1
Guests	This is something interesting. But knowing the harsh radiation environment of the giant, I don't know whether it could be used at all. I suppose that a plunge into the atmosphere then achieving a trajectory which leads to a direct encounter with a moon could be used for a lander... Or for a long-living orbiter.

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Zvezdichko Will aerocapture work for a Jupiter orbiter/moon lander? Feb 9 2007, 04:33 PM

JRehling QUOTE (Zvezdichko @ Feb 9 2007, 08:33 AM)... Feb 9 2007, 05:42 PM

Zvezdichko Images attached. I'm not good at image design,... Feb 9 2007, 06:04 PM

tty That shield looks a lot like the massive copper he... Feb 9 2007, 08:09 PM

Zvezdichko Yes, that's a coincidence. I'm not familia... Feb 9 2007, 08:23 PM

nprev Wouldn't avoiding the rings be a significant c... Feb 9 2007, 11:51 PM

djellison Well - rings are thin - very thin - so it would on... Feb 10 2007, 12:23 AM

nprev Mmm...still scares me. Guess the real key would be... Feb 10 2007, 01:32 AM

mchan The illustrations I recall of outer planets aeroca... Feb 10 2007, 03:17 AM

J.J. In my op, the biggest danger to any aerocapture mi... Feb 10 2007, 03:22 AM

mchan Given uncertainty, having some control over the de... Feb 10 2007, 03:57 AM

tasp Had the Galileo orbiter 'bobbled' the tra... Feb 10 2007, 06:34 AM

mimile I don't think the proposed method (a spacecraf... Feb 11 2007, 10:18 AM

tasp I am thinking an analog of the Messenger mission t... Feb 11 2007, 03:07 PM

mchan If by analog to Messenger trajectory, you are refe... Feb 12 2007, 07:46 AM

Juramike Would such a plan work for getting something quick... Feb 12 2007, 04:09 PM

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