Outer planet assesment

[alokmohan]

"The Outer Planets Assessment Group is a NASA-supported forum for <br />scientists and engineers to <br />discuss exploration of the outer solar system and to enhance <br />communication between <br />community and NASA. The meeting of the Outer Planets Assessment Group <br />held at the Westin <br />Hotel, Pasadena, CA 4-5th, 2005 was attended by ~80 people."<br />

 

[3488]

Do we know what came out of the meeting??<br /><br />I am still trying to convince NASA of a dedicated Io mission. Whilst there is much research into 'Potentailly Oceanic Worlds & bioloogical chemistry' Mars, Europa, Enceladus, Titan possibly Titania, I also would like to see moreresearch in Geologically interesting world on their Geological merits, Venus, Mars, The Moon, Io, Ganymede, Enceladus, Titan, Iapetus, Miranda, Ariel, as well as possible 'captureoids' Phoebe, Phobos, Deimos, Pasiphae, Triton.<br /><br />Any other thoughts on this?? <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080">"I suddenly noticed an anomaly to the left of Io, just off the rim of that world. It was extremely large with respect to the overall size of Io and crescent shaped. It seemed unbelievable that something that big had not been visible before".</font> <em><strong><font color="#000000">Linda Morabito </font></strong><font color="#800000">on discovering that the Jupiter moon Io was volcanically active. Friday 9th March 1979.</font></em></p><p><font size="1" color="#000080">http://www.launchphotography.com/</font><br /><br /><font size="1" color="#000080">http://anthmartian.googlepages.com/thisislandearth</font></p><p><font size="1" color="#000080">http://web.me.com/meridianijournal</font></p> </div>

 

[vogon13]

Feasability of a Neptune orbiter (or Pluto, actually) utilizing a ballute to aerobrake in the Tritonian atmosphere (or Plutonian) lowers cost and increases feasability of this mission.<br /><br />A satellite tour of the Urainan system using a Galileo orbiter style mission has also recently been demonstrated as feasible.<br /><br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#ff0000"><strong>TPTB went to Dallas and all I got was Plucked !!</strong></font></p><p><font color="#339966"><strong>So many people, so few recipes !!</strong></font></p><p><font color="#0000ff"><strong>Let's clean up this stinkhole !!</strong></font> </p> </div>

 

[dragon04]

It's a matter of money and prudence, I think. We're pretty heavily invested in Mars (and rightfully so, I think).<br /><br />We all have our pet projects we'd like to see regarding planetary exploration. The relative order of imporance that they deserve relevant to need is maybe the defining issue.<br /><br /><br /><br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <em>"2012.. Year of the Dragon!! Get on the Dragon Wagon!".</em> </div>

 

[enigma10]

Yes. I agree. Exploring other planets must be accomplished in a stepping stone manner. It's why the moon has become so important. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <em>"<font color="#333399">An organism at war with itself is a doomed organism." - Carl Sagan</font></em> </div>

 

[alokmohan]

Would Law makers sanction so much money?

 

[3488]

Thanks for that. I wonder if NASA would fund another Galileo type craft again. A mission like that to Uranus would be very exciting indeed. It is a shame as we could not get an orbiter there next year, as the Uranus system will be having an Equinox, which means that all of the planety & moons will have equal amounts of daylight, thus it would be possible to see all of the objects, unlike with Voyager 2 which could only see the southern hemispheres in detail.<br /><br />I would like to see what Miranda looks like all over its surface, after what Voyager 2 showed us. Also it would be interesting to see Oberon closer up, I think that with the dark crater floors & the very lofty mountain, Oberon could be interesting. I would think it more likely a New Horizons type craft with a retro motor would be more likely. <br /><br />Neptune obviously would be a must, with Triton being the big draw, not to mention Neptune's weird weather!!!<br /><br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080">"I suddenly noticed an anomaly to the left of Io, just off the rim of that world. It was extremely large with respect to the overall size of Io and crescent shaped. It seemed unbelievable that something that big had not been visible before".</font> <em><strong><font color="#000000">Linda Morabito </font></strong><font color="#800000">on discovering that the Jupiter moon Io was volcanically active. Friday 9th March 1979.</font></em></p><p><font size="1" color="#000080">http://www.launchphotography.com/</font><br /><br /><font size="1" color="#000080">http://anthmartian.googlepages.com/thisislandearth</font></p><p><font size="1" color="#000080">http://web.me.com/meridianijournal</font></p> </div>