Dragonfly mission
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The Dragonfly mission is a planned NASA rotorcraft lander designed to fly across Saturn’s moon Titan to study its chemistry, geology, and potential habitability.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA space mission
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Titan mission ⓘ planetary exploration mission ⓘ rotorcraft lander ⓘ |
| agencyCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| communication | direct-to-Earth relay via high-gain antenna ⓘ |
| destination | Titan surface ⓘ |
| environment |
Titan atmosphere
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Titan surface ⓘ |
| goal |
characterize Titan’s surface composition
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constrain Titan’s interior and surface processes ⓘ investigate Titan’s potential for life ⓘ measure meteorological conditions on Titan ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
cameras
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gamma-ray and neutron spectrometer ⓘ mass spectrometer ⓘ meteorology and geophysics package ⓘ seismometer ⓘ |
| landingSiteRegion |
Shangri-La dune fields
NERFINISHED
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Titan equatorial region ⓘ |
| launchStatus | planned ⓘ |
| missionType |
New Frontiers mission
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astrobiology mission ⓘ lander ⓘ rotorcraft ⓘ |
| mobilityMethod |
multiple landing hops
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powered flight ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
capable of flying to multiple sites on Titan
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first rotorcraft lander on an outer solar system moon ⓘ |
| operator |
NASA
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NASA Goddard Space Flight Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plannedArrivalBody | Titan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerSource |
MMRTG
NERFINISHED
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radioisotope power system ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
assess Titan’s habitability
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search for prebiotic chemical processes ⓘ study Titan’s chemistry ⓘ study Titan’s geology ⓘ |
| program | New Frontiers Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsionType | rotorcraft flight in Titan’s atmosphere ⓘ |
| scienceFocus |
astrobiology
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atmospheric science ⓘ organic chemistry ⓘ surface geology ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| spacecraftType | nuclear-powered rotorcraft ⓘ |
| targetBody | Titan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetPlanetarySystem | Saturn system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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