[HTML][HTML] Autonomous navigation for deep space small satellites: Scientific and technological advances

E Turan, S Speretta, E Gill - Acta Astronautica, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, there is a growing interest in small satellites for deep space exploration. The
current approach for planetary navigation is based on ground-based radiometric tracking. A …

Venus evolution through time: key science questions, selected mission concepts and future investigations

T Widemann, SE Smrekar, JB Garvin… - Space Science …, 2023 - Springer
In this work we discuss various selected mission concepts addressing Venus evolution
through time. More specifically, we address investigations and payload instrument concepts …

The first detection of an earthquake from a balloon using its acoustic signature

Q Brissaud, S Krishnamoorthy… - Geophysical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Extreme temperature and pressure conditions on the surface of Venus present formidable
technological challenges against performing ground‐based seismology. Efficient coupling …

A “floatilla” of airborne seismometers for Venus

S Krishnamoorthy, DC Bowman - Geophysical Research …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Barometers floating on high‐altitude balloons in the relatively clement cloud layer on Venus
could detect and characterize acoustic waves generated by seismic activity, avoiding the …

Proximal exploration of Venus volcanism with teams of autonomous buoyancy-controlled balloons

F Rossi, M Saboia, S Krishnamoorthy, J Vander Hook - Acta Astronautica, 2023 - Elsevier
Altitude-controlled balloons hold great promise for performing high-priority scientific
investigations of Venus's atmosphere and geological phenomena, including tectonic and …

Mesoscale modeling of Venus' bow-shape waves

M Lefèvre, A Spiga, S Lebonnois - Icarus, 2020 - Elsevier
The Akatsuki instrument LIR measured an unprecedented wave feature at the top of
Venusian cloud layer. Stationary bow-shape waves of thousands of kilometers large lasting …

Aerial seismology using balloon-based barometers

S Krishnamoorthy, VH Lai, A Komjathy… - IEEE transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Seismology on Venus has long eluded planetary scientists due to extreme temperature and
pressure conditions on its surface, which most electronics cannot withstand for mission …

An active source seismo-acoustic experiment using tethered balloons to validate instrument concepts and modelling tools for atmospheric seismology

RF Garcia, L Martire, Y Chaigneau… - Geophysical Journal …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The measurements of acoustic waves created by a quake are of great interest for planets
with hot and dense atmospheres, like Venus, because surface deployments of …

Venus' upper atmosphere revealed by a GCM: I. Structure and variability of the circulation

T Navarro, G Gilli, G Schubert, S Lebonnois, F Lefèvre… - Icarus, 2021 - Elsevier
A numerical simulation of the upper atmosphere of Venus is carried out with an improved
version of the Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace (IPSL) full-physics Venus General Circulation …

Exploring the clouds of Venus: Science driven aerobot missions to our sister planet

J Cutts, K Baines, L Dorsky, W Frazier… - 2022 IEEE …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Venus is essential to our understanding of the evolution and habitability of Earth-size
planets throughout the galaxy. The selection of the VERITAS, EnVision, and DAVINCI …