@article{SramaKruegerYamaguchietal.2012, author = {Srama, Ralf and Krueger, H. and Yamaguchi, T. and Stephan, T. and Burchell, M. and Kearsley, A. T. and Sterken, V. and Postberg, F. and Kempf, S. and Gr{\"u}n, Eberhard and Altobelli, Nicolas and Ehrenfreund, P. and Dikarev, V. and Horanyi, M. and Sternovsky, Zoltan and Carpenter, J. D. and Westphal, A. and Gainsforth, Z. and Krabbe, A. and Agarwal, Jessica and Yano, H. and Blum, J. and Henkel, H. and Hillier, J. and Hoppe, P. and Trieloff, M. and Hsu, S. and Mocker, A. and Fiege, K. and Green, S. F. and Bischoff, A. and Esposito, F. and Laufer, R. and Hyde, T. W. and Herdrich, G. and Fasoulas, S. and Jaeckel, A. and Jones, G. and Jenniskens, P. and Khalisi, E. and Moragas-Klostermeyer, Georg and Spahn, Frank and Keller, H. U. and Frisch, P. and Levasseur-Regourd, A. C. and Pailer, N. and Altwegg, K. and Engrand, C. and Auer, S. and Silen, J. and Sasaki, S. and Kobayashi, M. and Schmidt, J. and Kissel, J. and Marty, B. and Michel, P. and Palumbo, P. and Vaisberg, O. and Baggaley, J. and Rotundi, A. and Roeser, H. P.}, title = {SARIM PLUS-sample return of comet 67P/CG and of interstellar matter}, series = {EXPERIMENTAL ASTRONOMY}, volume = {33}, journal = {EXPERIMENTAL ASTRONOMY}, number = {2-3}, publisher = {SPRINGER}, address = {DORDRECHT}, issn = {0922-6435}, doi = {10.1007/s10686-011-9285-7}, pages = {723 -- 751}, year = {2012}, abstract = {The Stardust mission returned cometary, interplanetary and (probably) interstellar dust in 2006 to Earth that have been analysed in Earth laboratories worldwide. Results of this mission have changed our view and knowledge on the early solar nebula. The Rosetta mission is on its way to land on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko and will investigate for the first time in great detail the comet nucleus and its environment starting in 2014. Additional astronomy and planetary space missions will further contribute to our understanding of dust generation, evolution and destruction in interstellar and interplanetary space and provide constraints on solar system formation and processes that led to the origin of life on Earth. One of these missions, SARIM-PLUS, will provide a unique perspective by measuring interplanetary and interstellar dust with high accuracy and sensitivity in our inner solar system between 1 and 2 AU. SARIM-PLUS employs latest in-situ techniques for a full characterisation of individual micrometeoroids (flux, mass, charge, trajectory, composition()) and collects and returns these samples to Earth for a detailed analysis. The opportunity to visit again the target comet of the Rosetta mission 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimeenternko, and to investigate its dusty environment six years after Rosetta with complementary methods is unique and strongly enhances and supports the scientific exploration of this target and the entire Rosetta mission. Launch opportunities are in 2020 with a backup window starting early 2026. The comet encounter occurs in September 2021 and the reentry takes place in early 2024. An encounter speed of 6 km/s ensures comparable results to the Stardust mission.}, language = {en} } @article{TobieTeanbyCoustenisetal.2014, author = {Tobie, G. and Teanby, N. A. and Coustenis, A. and Jaumann, Ralf and Raulin, E. and Schmidt, J. and Carrasco, N. and Coates, Andrew J. and Cordier, D. and De Kok, R. and Geppert, W. D. and Lebreton, J. -P. and Lefevre, A. and Livengood, T. A. and Mandt, K. E. and Mitri, G. and Nimmo, F. and Nixon, C. A. and Norman, L. and Pappalardo, R. T. and Postberg, F. and Rodriguez, S. and SchuizeMakuch, D. and Soderblom, J. M. and Solomonidou, A. and Stephan, K. and Stofan, E. R. and Turtle, E. P. and Wagner, R. J. and West, R. A. and Westlake, J. H.}, title = {Science goals and mission concept for the future exploration of Titan and Enceladus}, series = {Planetary and space science}, volume = {104}, journal = {Planetary and space science}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Oxford}, issn = {0032-0633}, doi = {10.1016/j.pss.2014.10.002}, pages = {59 -- 77}, year = {2014}, language = {en} } @article{ArridgeAchilleosAgarwaletal.2014, author = {Arridge, Christopher S. and Achilleos, N. and Agarwal, Jessica and Agnor, C. B. and Ambrosi, R. and Andre, N. and Badman, S. V. and Baines, K. and Banfield, D. and Barthelemy, M. and Bisi, M. M. and Blum, J. and Bocanegra-Bahamon, T. and Bonfond, B. and Bracken, C. and Brandt, P. and Briand, C. and Briois, C. and Brooks, S. and Castillo-Rogez, J. and Cavalie, T. and Christophe, B. and Coates, Andrew J. and Collinson, G. and Cooper, J. F. and Costa-Sitja, M. and Courtin, R. and Daglis, I. A. and De Pater, Imke and Desai, M. and Dirkx, D. and Dougherty, M. K. and Ebert, R. W. and Filacchione, Gianrico and Fletcher, Leigh N. and Fortney, J. and Gerth, I. and Grassi, D. and Grodent, D. and Gr{\"u}n, Eberhard and Gustin, J. and Hedman, M. and Helled, R. and Henri, P. and Hess, Sebastien and Hillier, J. K. and Hofstadter, M. H. and Holme, R. and Horanyi, M. and Hospodarsky, George B. and Hsu, S. and Irwin, P. and Jackman, C. M. and Karatekin, O. and Kempf, Sascha and Khalisi, E. and Konstantinidis, K. and Kruger, H. and Kurth, William S. and Labrianidis, C. and Lainey, V. and Lamy, L. L. and Laneuville, Matthieu and Lucchesi, D. and Luntzer, A. and MacArthur, J. and Maier, A. and Masters, A. and McKenna-Lawlor, S. and Melin, H. and Milillo, A. and Moragas-Klostermeyer, Georg and Morschhauser, Achim and Moses, J. I. and Mousis, O. and Nettelmann, N. and Neubauer, F. M. and Nordheim, T. and Noyelles, B. and Orton, G. S. and Owens, Mathew and Peron, R. and Plainaki, C. and Postberg, F. and Rambaux, N. and Retherford, K. and Reynaud, Serge and Roussos, E. and Russell, C. T. and Rymer, Am. and Sallantin, R. and Sanchez-Lavega, A. and Santolik, O. and Saur, J. and Sayanagi, Km. and Schenk, P. and Schubert, J. and Sergis, N. and Sittler, E. C. and Smith, A. and Spahn, Frank and Srama, Ralf and Stallard, T. and Sterken, V. and Sternovsky, Zoltan and Tiscareno, M. and Tobie, G. and Tosi, F. and Trieloff, M. and Turrini, D. and Turtle, E. P. and Vinatier, S. and Wilson, R. and Zarkat, P.}, title = {The science case for an orbital mission to Uranus: Exploring the origins and evolution of ice giant planets}, series = {Planetary and space science}, volume = {104}, journal = {Planetary and space science}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Oxford}, issn = {0032-0633}, doi = {10.1016/j.pss.2014.08.009}, pages = {122 -- 140}, year = {2014}, abstract = {Giant planets helped to shape the conditions we see in the Solar System today and they account for more than 99\% of the mass of the Sun's planetary system. They can be subdivided into the Ice Giants (Uranus and Neptune) and the Gas Giants (Jupiter and Saturn), which differ from each other in a number of fundamental ways. Uranus, in particular is the most challenging to our understanding of planetary formation and evolution, with its large obliquity, low self-luminosity, highly asymmetrical internal field, and puzzling internal structure. Uranus also has a rich planetary system consisting of a system of inner natural satellites and complex ring system, five major natural icy satellites, a system of irregular moons with varied dynamical histories, and a highly asymmetrical magnetosphere. Voyager 2 is the only spacecraft to have explored Uranus, with a flyby in 1986, and no mission is currently planned to this enigmatic system. However, a mission to the uranian system would open a new window on the origin and evolution of the Solar System and would provide crucial information on a wide variety of physicochemical processes in our Solar System. These have clear implications for understanding exoplanetary systems. In this paper we describe the science case for an orbital mission to Uranus with an atmospheric entry probe to sample the composition and atmospheric physics in Uranus' atmosphere. The characteristics of such an orbiter and a strawman scientific payload are described and we discuss the technical challenges for such a mission. This paper is based on a white paper submitted to the European Space Agency's call for science themes for its large-class mission programme in 2013.}, language = {en} } @article{SramaKempfMoragasKlostermeyeretal.2006, author = {Srama, Ralf and Kempf, S. and Moragas-Klostermeyer, Georg and Helfert, S. and Ahrens, T. J. and Altobelli, N. and Auer, S. and Beckmann, U. and Bradley, J. G. and Burton, M. and Dikarev, V. V. and Economou, T. and Fechtig, H. and Green, S. F. and Grande, M. and Havnes, O. and Hillierf, J.K. and Horanyii, M. and Igenbergsj, E. and Jessberger, E. K. and Johnson, T. V. and Kr{\"u}ger, H. and Matt, G. and McBride, N. and Mocker, A. and Lamy, P. and Linkert, D. and Linkert, G. and Lura, F. and McDonnell, J.A.M. and M{\"o}hlmann, D. and Morfill, G. E. and Postberg, F. and Roy, M. and Schwehm, G.H. and Spahn, Frank and Svestka, J. and Tschernjawski, V. and Tuzzolino, A. J. and W{\"a}sch, R. and Gr{\"u}n, E.}, title = {In situ dust measurements in the inner Saturnian system}, series = {Planetary and space science}, volume = {54}, journal = {Planetary and space science}, number = {9-10}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Oxford}, issn = {0032-0633}, doi = {10.1016/j.pss.2006.05.021}, pages = {967 -- 987}, year = {2006}, abstract = {In July 2004 the Cassini-Huygens mission reached the Saturnian system and started its orbital tour. A total of 75 orbits will be carried out during the primary mission until August 2008. In these four years Cassini crosses the ring plane 150 times and spends approx. 400 h within Titan's orbit. The Cosmic Dust Analyser (CDA) onboard Cassini characterises the dust environment with its extended E ring and embedded moons. Here, we focus on the CDA results of the first year and we present the Dust Analyser (DA) data within Titan's orbit. This paper does investigate High Rate Detector data and dust composition measurements. The authors focus on the analysis of impact rates, which were strongly variable primarily due to changes of the spacecraft pointing. An overview is given about the ring plane crossings and the DA counter measurements. The DA dust impact rates are compared with the DA boresight configuration around all ring plane crossings between June 2004 and July 2005. Dust impacts were registered at altitudes as high as 100 000 km above the ring plane at distances from Saturn between 4 and 10 Saturn radii. In those regions the dust density of particles bigger than 0.5 can reach values of 0.001m-3.}, language = {en} }