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Jovian Trojan Asteroid Exploration by Solar Power Sail-craft

Osamu MORI, Takanao SAIKI, Hideki KATO, Yuichi TSUDA, Yuya MIMASU, Yoji SHIRASAWA, Ralf BODEN, Jun MATSUMOTO, Toshihiro CHUJO, Shota KIKUCHI, Junji KIKUCHI, Yusuke OKI (+9 others)
2016 TRANSACTIONS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY FOR AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY JAPAN  

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The solar power sail can generate sufficient electric power to drive the high specific ion engine in the outer planetary region by thin-film solar cells attached to the entire surface of the spin-type solar sail. This paper proposes the direct exploration of the outer planetary region using solar power sail-craft. The target is an unexplored D/P-type Jovian Trojan asteroid. A lander is separated from the solar power sail-craft to collect surface and underground samples of the Trojan asteroid
more » ... perform in-situ analysis. The lander delivers samples to the solar power sail-craft for sample return to Earth as optional goal. Scientific observations during the interplanetary cruise are also implemented.
doi:10.2322/tastj.14.pk_1 fatcat:qdk5ynj3gvenbpd57m6sy6oq6u
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Osamu MORI, Takanao SAIKI, Hideki KATO, Yuichi TSUDA, Yuya MIMASU, Yoji SHIRASAWA, Ralf BODEN, Jun MATSUMOTO, Toshihiro CHUJO, Shota KIKUCHI, Junji KIKUCHI, Yusuke OKI, Kosuke AKATSUKA, Takahiro IWATA, Tatsuaki OKADA, Hajime YANO, Shuji MATSUURA, Ryosuke NAKAMURA, Yoko KEBUKAWA, Jun AOKI, Junichiro KAWAGUCHI. "Jovian Trojan Asteroid Exploration by Solar Power Sail-craft." TRANSACTIONS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY FOR AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY JAPAN 14.ists30 (2016) Pk_1-Pk_7