tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6633940777526327846.post8653006568234352155..comments2024-03-21T08:00:48.696-07:00Comments on No Shortage of Dreams: On the Moons of Mighty Jupiter (1970)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6633940777526327846.post-79807792476289867202016-02-10T11:56:35.773-07:002016-02-10T11:56:35.773-07:00I kind of sense that a Europa lander might be just...I kind of sense that a Europa lander might be just -literally- scratching the surface for texture, composition, hardness and so on. The idea that something can melt through the surface has been explored with scientists who've taken Antarctica core samples. But boots on surface of Europa is too far off to have the manual equipment used now.<br /><br />I need to dig up the article on the Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17639020344662007725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6633940777526327846.post-2939941306041195092016-02-09T18:08:21.389-07:002016-02-09T18:08:21.389-07:00Ben:
Yikes, you ask tough questions. :-) I'll...Ben:<br /><br />Yikes, you ask tough questions. :-) I'll give 'em a shot, though. <br /><br />At this point I have only the project website to go by, and I provided a link to that in my "Sources." You'll have to cut and past the link - I do that so folks won't immediately click on a link and run away without reading my stuff. :-) I suspect that not all the answers re: David S. F. Portreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818906581595028816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6633940777526327846.post-30315993288404922172016-02-09T08:08:21.843-07:002016-02-09T08:08:21.843-07:00Hi David,
Thank you for this article and the suppo...Hi David,<br />Thank you for this article and the supporting research to assemble it. Looking forward:<br /><br />1. With the Europa mission, what is the expected durability of the probe given fuel, gravitational (torque) effects, and Jupiter's radiation belts? Which factor is expected to expire the probe first?<br /><br />2. What percentage of a probe's mass must be dedicated to Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17639020344662007725noreply@blogger.com