Dragonfly rotorcraft lander
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The Dragonfly rotorcraft lander is a planned NASA mission featuring a nuclear-powered, drone-like aircraft 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 probe
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planetary mission ⓘ rotorcraft lander ⓘ |
| agency | National Aeronautics and Space Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyStudied |
icy moon
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outer Solar System object ⓘ |
| communication | relay data to Earth via spacecraft communications system ⓘ |
| design | drone-like aircraft ⓘ |
| destinationRegion | Titan equatorial regions ⓘ |
| environment |
Titan atmosphere
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Titan surface ⓘ |
| explorationMode |
airborne mobility
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hopping between landing sites ⓘ |
| explores |
habitability of Titan’s surface and subsurface environments
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prebiotic chemistry on Titan ⓘ |
| feature |
ability to fly between sites
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autonomous navigation ⓘ multiple rotors ⓘ science payload for in situ analysis ⓘ |
| goal |
assess Titan’s potential habitability
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search for prebiotic chemical processes ⓘ study Titan’s chemistry ⓘ study Titan’s geology ⓘ |
| launchStatus | not yet launched ⓘ |
| missionStatus | planned ⓘ |
| missionType |
astrobiology
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planetary science ⓘ |
| operator |
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
NERFINISHED
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NASA ⓘ NASA Goddard Space Flight Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerSource |
nuclear power
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radioisotope power system ⓘ |
| program | NASA New Frontiers program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsionType | rotorcraft ⓘ |
| scienceObjective |
characterize surface composition
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constrain habitability of Titan’s environments ⓘ investigate Titan’s atmospheric conditions ⓘ measure organic chemistry on Titan ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
astrobiology
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atmospheric science ⓘ organic chemistry ⓘ planetary geology ⓘ |
| target | Titan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetBody | Saturn’s moon Titan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesEnergySource | radioactive decay heat ⓘ |
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