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- Title
Jovian Trojan Asteroid Exploration by Solar Power Sail-craft.
- Authors
Osamu MORI; Takanao SAIKI; Hideki KATO; Yuichi TSUDA; Yuya MIMASU; Yoji SHIRASAWA; BODEN, Ralf; Jun MATSUMOTO; Toshihiro CHUJO; Shota KIKUCHI; Junji KIKUCHI; Yusuke OKI; Kosuke AKATSUKA; Takahiro IWATA; Tatsuaki OKADA; Hajime YANO; Shuji MATSUURA; Ryosuke NAKAMURA; Yoko KEBUKAWA; Jun AOKI
- Abstract
The solar power sail can generate sufficient electric power to drive the high specific ion engine in the outer planetary region by thin-film solar cells attached to the entire surface of the spin-type solar sail. This paper proposes the direct exploration of the outer planetary region using solar power sail-craft. The target is an unexplored D/P-type Jovian Trojan asteroid. A lander is separated from the solar power sail-craft to collect surface and underground samples of the Trojan asteroid and perform in-situ analysis. The lander delivers samples to the solar power sail-craft for sample return to Earth as optional goal. Scientific observations during the interplanetary cruise are also implemented.
- Subjects
SOLAR energy; OUTER planetary atmospheres; ASTEROIDS; TROJAN asteroids; SOLAR power plants
- Publication
Transactions of the Japan Society of Aeronautical & Space Sciences, Aerospace Technology Japan, 2016, Vol 14, Issue ists 30, p1
- ISSN
1884-0485
- Publication type
Article