The Science Case for Spacecraft Exploration of the Uranian Satellites

Richard J. Cartwright; Chloe B. Beddingfield; Tom Nordheim; Catherine Elder; Will Grundy; Ali Bramson; Michael Sori; Robert Pappalardo; Marc Neveu; Devon Burr; Anton Ermakov; Joe Roser; Julie Castillo-Rogez; Mark Showalter; Ian Cohen; Zibi Turtle; Mark Hofstadter

The Science Case for Spacecraft Exploration of the Uranian Satellites

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics 2020-07-16 v1 Earth and Planetary Astrophysics

Authors: Richard J. Cartwright , Chloe B. Beddingfield , Tom Nordheim , Catherine Elder , Will Grundy , Ali Bramson , Michael Sori , Robert Pappalardo , Marc Neveu , Devon Burr , Anton Ermakov , Joe Roser , Julie Castillo-Rogez , Mark Showalter , Ian Cohen , Zibi Turtle , Mark Hofstadter

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Abstract

The five classical Uranian moons are possible ocean worlds that exhibit bizarre geologic landforms, hinting at recent surface-interior communication. However, Uranus' classical moons, as well as its ring moons and irregular satellites, remain poorly understood. We assert that a Flagship-class orbiter is needed to explore the Uranian satellites.

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uranian satellites ocean worlds spacecraft exploration flagship orbiter uranus moons

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@article{arxiv.2007.07284,
  title  = {The Science Case for Spacecraft Exploration of the Uranian Satellites},
  author = {Richard J. Cartwright and Chloe B. Beddingfield and Tom Nordheim and Catherine Elder and Will Grundy and Ali Bramson and Michael Sori and Robert Pappalardo and Marc Neveu and Devon Burr and Anton Ermakov and Joe Roser and Julie Castillo-Rogez and Mark Showalter and Ian Cohen and Zibi Turtle and Mark Hofstadter},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2007.07284},
  year   = {2020}
}

The Science Case for Spacecraft Exploration of the Uranian Satellites

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