Dragonfly
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Dragonfly is a planned NASA rotorcraft lander mission designed to explore the surface and atmosphere of Saturn’s moon Titan to study its prebiotic chemistry and habitability.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dragonfly canonical | 3 |
| Dragonfly is New Frontiers 4 | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA space mission
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planetary exploration mission ⓘ rotorcraft lander ⓘ |
| arrivalDatePlanned | mid-2030s ⓘ |
| communication | direct-to-Earth relay via high-gain antenna ⓘ |
| environment |
Titan atmosphere
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Titan surface ⓘ |
| explorationFocus |
cryovolcanic and impact-related terrains on Titan
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organic-rich environments on Titan ⓘ |
| fundingAgency | NASA Planetary Science Division ⓘ |
| goal |
constrain conditions for life in Titan’s environment
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understand pathways from simple organics to prebiotic molecules ⓘ |
| landingMethod | powered descent and landing ⓘ |
| landingRegion | Shangri-La dune fields on Titan ⓘ |
| launchDatePlanned | July 2028 ⓘ |
| managingCenter | Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory ⓘ |
| missionDurationPlanned | at least 2.7 Earth years on Titan surface ⓘ |
| missionPhase | planned ⓘ |
| missionType |
Titan surface exploration
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astrobiology mission ⓘ habitability assessment ⓘ prebiotic chemistry investigation ⓘ |
| mobilityType | dual-quadcopter rotorcraft ⓘ |
| numberOfRotors | 8 ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbitsPrimary | Saturn ⓘ |
| powerSource |
MMRTG
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surface form:
Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator
|
| powerSourceAbbreviation | MMRTG ⓘ |
| primaryLandingSite | near Selk impact crater on Titan ⓘ |
| program |
New Frontiers program
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surface form:
NASA New Frontiers program
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| propulsionType | rotorcraft flight in Titan atmosphere ⓘ |
| scienceInstruments |
cameras and imaging system
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gamma-ray and neutron spectrometer ⓘ mass spectrometer ⓘ meteorology and geophysics package ⓘ seismometer ⓘ |
| scienceObjectives |
assess Titan’s habitability
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characterize Titan’s atmosphere ⓘ characterize Titan’s surface ⓘ investigate organic chemistry on Titan ⓘ search for chemical biosignatures ⓘ study Titan’s prebiotic chemistry ⓘ |
| selectionDate | June 2019 ⓘ |
| selectionStatus | selected as New Frontiers Mission 4 ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| status | under development ⓘ |
| target | Titan ⓘ |
| targetBodyType | moon ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Dragonfly is New Frontiers 4