Europa Exploration Philosophy. (arXiv:2011.08849v1 [astro-ph.IM])
<a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Horzempa_P/0/1/0/all/0/1">Philip Horzempa</a>
A Viking-class Europa Lander is a high-risk, high-cost venture. In its place,
Europa should be explored by a series of low-cost scouts. These will be landers
and small flyby craft. These missions will ascertain the nature of Europa’s
surface at a scale of meters to centimeters. Some will search for the presence
of organic molecules. All of them will precede a large Europa Lander.
A Viking-class Europa Lander is a high-risk, high-cost venture. In its place,
Europa should be explored by a series of low-cost scouts. These will be landers
and small flyby craft. These missions will ascertain the nature of Europa’s
surface at a scale of meters to centimeters. Some will search for the presence
of organic molecules. All of them will precede a large Europa Lander.
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