Leap For Titan!
Keywords:
Titanauts, GEN-KEV, ATE, AMDM.Abstract
This article is a set of well-organized plan formulated for a mission to Titan, which holds promise of water. The plan was deduced upon careful examination of Titan’s topography, in-situ data for various interference of space weather and minimal technical requirements for a successful study of various parameters to setup life support system and better understanding of moon Titan. Various power generation techniques have been suggested while utilizing the already available resources on Titan. Various instruments, radiation protection materials and vehicles have been suggested for better exploration of the moon. Conclusions are made keeping both Europa and Titan in mind.
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22. Kondo H, Tamaki U. Navigation of an AUV for investigation of underwater structures. Control Engineering Practice 2004; 12(12): 1551-59.
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28. Huasi H, Hu X, Guo-guang Z et al. Optimized design of shielding materials for nuclear radiation. Atomic Energy Science and Technology 2005; 4: 18.
29. Mancuso M, Pasquali E, Leonardi S et al. Oncogenic by stander radiation effects in Patched heterozygous mouse cerebellum. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2008; 105(34): 12445-50.
30. Dolan TJ. Magnetic Electrostatic Plasma Confinement. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion 1994; 36: 1539-93.
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