Journal article
Enceladus and Titan: emerging worlds of the Solar System
Experimental astronomy, Vol.54(2-3), pp.849-876
12/01/2022
DOI: 10.1007/s10686-021-09810-z
Abstract
Some of the major discoveries of the recent Cassini-Huygens mission have put Titan and Enceladus rmly on the Solar System map. The mission has revolutionised our view of Solar System satellites, arguably matching their scienti c importance with that of their host planet. While Cassini-Huygens has made big surprises in revealing Titan’s organically rich environment and Enceladus’ cryovolcanism, the mission’s success naturally leads us to further probe these ndings. We advocate the acknowl- edgement of Titan and Enceladus science as highly relevant to ESA’s long-term roadmap, as logical follow-on to Cassini-Huygens. In this White Paper, we will out- line important science questions regarding these satellites and identify the science themes we recommend ESA cover during the Voyage 2050 planning cycle. Address- ing these science themes would make major advancements to the present knowledge we have about the Solar System, its formation, evolution, and likelihood that other habitable environments exist outside the Earth’s biosphere.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Enceladus and Titan: emerging worlds of the Solar System
- Creators
- Ali Sulaiman - University of IowaNicholas Achilleos - University College LondonCesar Bertucci - Universidad de Buenos AiresAndrew Coates - Mullard Space Science LaboratoryMichele Dougherty - Imperial College LondonLina Hadid - École PolytechniqueMika Holmberg - Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et PlanétologieHsiang-Wen Hsu - University of Colorado BoulderTomoki Kimura - Tokyo University of ScienceWilliam Kurth - University of IowaAlice Le Gall - Laboratoire atmosphères, milieux, observations spatialesJames Mckevitt - University of ViennaMichiko Morooka - Swedish Institute of Space PhysicsGo Murakami - Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyLeonardo Regoli - Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics LaboratoryElias Roussos - Max Planck Institute for Solar System ResearchJoachim Saur - University of CologneOleg Shebanits - Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyAnezina Solomonidou - California Institute of TechnologyJan-Erik Wahlund - Swedish Institute of Space PhysicsJ. Hunter Waite - Southwest Research Institute
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Experimental astronomy, Vol.54(2-3), pp.849-876
- DOI
- 10.1007/s10686-021-09810-z
- ISSN
- 0922-6435
- eISSN
- 1572-9508
- Publisher
- Springer Link
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/01/2022
- Academic Unit
- Physics and Astronomy
- Record Identifier
- 9984455282502771
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