In Situ Probes in the Atmospheres of the Ice Giants
Whitepaper #327 submitted to the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey 2023-2032. Topics: giant planets systems
by Glenn Orton, David Atkinson, Tibor Balint, Mark Hofstadter, Olivier Mousis, Kunio Sayanagi, and Tom Spilker
Published onMar 18, 2021
In Situ Probes in the Atmospheres of the Ice Giants
Atmospheric probes of the ice giants, Uranus and Neptune, targeting a minimum depth at the 10-bar level, can measure key abundances, deep thermal structure, dynamics, and processes, with data returned by a Carrier Relay Spacecraft. An atmospheric probe is an essential element of a possible future NASA Ice Giant New Frontier or Flagship mission.
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