The Science Case for Surface Mobility on Icy Worlds
Whitepaper #186 submitted to the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey 2023-2032. Topics: ocean worlds
by Kalind Carpenter, Morgan L. Cable, Mathieu Choukroun, Saverio Iacoponi, Scott Moreland, Matt Heverly, Hari Nayar, Brett Kennedy, Joseph Bowkett, and William Reid
Published onMar 18, 2021
The Science Case for Surface Mobility on Icy Worlds
Icy worlds are compelling targets to explore, only by visiting multiple terrain types can a more holistic picture of the history, evolution and habitability of these worlds be obtained. NASA should consider surface mobility as a key factor when evaluating mission architectures to explore icy worlds.
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