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Multiple Probe Measurements at Uranus Motivated By Spatial Variability
| العنوان: | Multiple Probe Measurements at Uranus Motivated By Spatial Variability |
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| المؤلفون: | Michael H. Wong, Naomi Rowe-Gurney, Stephen Markham, Kunio M. Sayanagi |
| المصدر: | Space Science Reviews. 220 |
| بيانات النشر: | United States: NASA Center for Aerospace Information (CASI), 2024. |
| سنة النشر: | 2024 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Lunar and Planetary Science and Exploration, Space Sciences (General) |
| الوصف: | Predictably, a major motivation for multiple atmospheric probe measurements at Uranus is the understanding of dynamic processes that create and maintain spatial variation in thermal structure, composition, and horizontal winds. But origin questions---regarding the planet's formation and evolution, and conditions in the protoplanetary disk---are also major science drivers for multiprobe exploration. Spatial variation in thermal structure reveals how the atmosphere transports heat from the interior, and measuring compositional variability in the atmosphere is key to ultimately gaining an understanding of the bulk abundances of several heavy elements. We review the current knowledge of spatial variability in Uranus' atmosphere, and we outline how multiple probe exploration would advance our understanding of this variability. The other giant planets are discussed, both to connect multiprobe exploration of those atmospheres to open questions at Uranus, and to demonstrate how multiprobe exploration of Uranus itself is motivated lessons learned about the spatial variation at Jupiter, Saturn, and Neptune. We outline the measurements of highest value from miniature secondary probes (which would complement more detailed investigation by a larger flagship probe), and present the path toward overcoming current challenges and uncertainties in areas including mission design, cost, trajectory, instrument maturity, power, and timeline. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | Report |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1572-9672 0038-6308 |
| Relation: | Multiple Probe Measurements at Uranus Motivated By Spatial Variability |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11214-024-01050-9 |
| URL الوصول: | https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20240001957 |
| ملاحظات: | 981698.01.03.23.02 80NSSC21K0166 80NSSC22K0804 80NSSC19K0894 NNX17AK31G 80NSSC19K1265 |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsnas.20240001957 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | NASA Technical Reports |
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| DOI: | 10.1007/s11214-024-01050-9 |