A multi-lander New Frontiers mission concept study for Enceladus: SILENUS

A multi-lander New Frontiers mission concept study for Enceladus: SILENUS

Enceladus, with its subsurface ocean, is amongst the top priority targets in the search for life beyond Earth. Following on discoveries from the Cassini mission that Enceladus possesses a global subsurface ocean containing salt and organic compounds, there are many unconstrained properties of the oc...

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Main Authors: Erica Nathan, Katiyayni Balachandran, Paolo Cappuccio, Julia Di, Kelsey Doerksen, Alessia Gloder, Monica Li, Lotfi Massarweh, Thomas Peev, Shreya Santra, Marc Rovira-Navarro, Dan Limonchik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
Subjects:
Enceladus
mission concept
habitability
planetary science
icy moons
astrobiology
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspas.2022.995941/full

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