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The role of mud volcanoes in the evolution of Hecate Tholus Volcano on the surface of Mars
Kangi, Abas
Hecate Tholus Volcano has undergone numerous changes in its history of evolution. Further, the phenomena occurring on the surface of this volcano endow us with a remarkable perspective of recent martian geological changes. In the vicinity of this volcano cone, most of the lava is covered with a thick layer of loose sediments (probably clay). The p…
SMART-1 operations experience and lessons learnt
Camino, Octavio; Alonso, Maria; Gestal, Daniel +8 more
SMART-1 is the first of a series of ESA Small Missions for Advance Research and Technology where elements of the platform and the payload technology have been conceived as a demonstration for future cornerstone missions and an early opportunity for science. SMART-1 has also been an opportunity to experiment with new ways of conducting ground opera…
The Cassini Mission at Saturn
Mitchell, Robert T.
The Cassini Mission to Saturn, a joint undertaking by NASA, the European Space Agency, and the Italian Space Agency, is now at about the mid-point of its planned four-year tour of the Saturnian system. Close encounters with Titan and the smaller icy satellites are occurring on schedule, and observations of these bodies along with Saturn's atmosphe…