Gravity and Radio Science experiment
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The Gravity and Radio Science experiment is a scientific investigation on NASA's Europa Clipper mission that uses precise radio tracking of the spacecraft to study Europa’s gravity field, interior structure, and potential subsurface ocean.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
scientific experiment
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spacecraft radio science investigation ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
assess presence of subsurface ocean on Europa
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investigate Europa’s interior structure ⓘ study Europa’s gravity field ⓘ |
| basedOn | spacecraft radio link between Europa Clipper and Earth ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
characterizing Europa’s tidal response
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constraining Europa’s ice shell thickness ⓘ constraining Europa’s interior density distribution ⓘ determining Europa’s gravity harmonics ⓘ testing for decoupling between Europa’s ice shell and interior ⓘ |
| dataType |
radio Doppler data
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range data ⓘ spacecraft trajectory solutions ⓘ |
| goal | improve understanding of Europa’s habitability ⓘ |
| measures | perturbations in spacecraft motion due to Europa’s gravity ⓘ |
| missionPhase | Europa Clipper orbital tour of Jupiter and Europa flybys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| partOf | Europa Clipper mission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
planetary geodesy
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planetary interior modeling ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | National Aeronautics and Space Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spacecraft | Europa Clipper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studies | Europa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
models of Europa’s internal layering
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search for global subsurface ocean on Europa ⓘ |
| targetBody | Europa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses |
Deep Space Network antennas
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Doppler tracking of spacecraft radio signal ⓘ precise radio tracking of spacecraft ⓘ range measurements of spacecraft distance ⓘ |
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