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Evidence for chaotic dynamics in the Jovian magnetosphere
Sarris, E. T.; Anagnostopoulos, G. C.; Pavlos, G. P. +2 more
In this paper, for the first time we examine the hypothesis of chaotic behaviour for the dynamics of the inner of Jupiter's magnetosphere as which is appeared in energetic populations. For this, we study geometrical and dynamical characteristics of Jovian energetic ion time series in the reconstructed phase space by using the SVD extended chaotic …
Huygens/HASI 2002 balloon test campaign: Probe trajectory and atmospheric vertical profiles reconstruction
Fulchignoni, M.; Colombatti, G.; Ferri, F. +2 more
In the framework of the activities going on in preparation for the mission of the Huygens probe in Titan's atmosphere (January 2005), the Huygens Atmospheric Structure Instrument (HASI) team scheduled and performed several balloon campaigns to test the HASI sensors' performance in flight conditions in the Earth's atmosphere. In particular, pressur…
Beagle-2 position determination from the returned camera panoramas using MOLA data
Michael, G. G.
After the Beagle-2 lander of the Mars Express mission comes to rest on the surface of Isidis Planitia in late December 2003 to carry out a range of geochemistry and exobiology experiments, there will be considerable interest in determining its exact location. This work considers the feasibility of identifying topographic features seen in the Mars …
Scientific instruments studied by Galileo Avionica for Mars surface exploration
Cosi, M.; Battistelli, E.; Bini, A. +3 more
Several missions for planetary explorations, including comets and asteroids, are planned by the space agencies: Rosetta (close to the launch date at the time of writing) Bepi Colombo, Mars Programme in all its past and next missions. The satisfaction of this scientific request calls for the development of some instruments and facilities devoted to…
Environmental predictions for the Beagle 2 lander, based on GCM climate simulations
Newman, C. E.; Lewis, S. R.; Read, P. L. +1 more
The Mars climate database (MCD) is a database of statistics based on output from physically consistent numerical model simulations which describe the climate and surface environment of Mars. It is used here to predict the meteorological environment of the Beagle 2 lander site. The database was constructed directly on the basis of output from multi…