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Jun 3, 2021 · Four contending teams anxiously awaited the results: One wished to send a mission to Jupiter’s hypervolcanic moon Io. Another desired a visit to Triton, a cryovolcanic moon of Neptune.
Feb 13, 2020 · This time, the Venus missions will face stiff competition from proposals to visit Io, Jupiter's large volcanic moon, and Triton, Neptune's icy moon, neither of which has been closely explored. Each proposal receives $3 million to flesh out their concept over the next year.
Trident is a space mission concept to the outer planets proposed in 2019 to NASA's Discovery Program. [3] [4] The concept includes flybys of Jupiter and Neptune with a focus on Neptune's largest moon Triton.
Feb 13, 2020 · Two NASA-JPL proposals are among the selections: Trident would explore Neptune's moon Triton, while Veritas aims to map Venus' surface to determine the planet's geologic history. NASA has selected four Discovery Program investigations to develop concept studies for new missions.
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Jun 16, 2020 · The proposed launch date in October 2025 (with a backup in October 2026) would take advantage of a once-in-a-13-year window, when Earth is properly aligned with Jupiter. The spacecraft would use the gravitational pull of Jupiter as a slingshot straight to Triton for an extended 13-day encounter in 2038.
Feb 14, 2020 · In order to further explore our solar system, NASA has chosen four proposals for missions that would investigate Venus, Jupiter’s moon Io and Neptune’s moon Triton.
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Feb 14, 2020 · The proposed missions cover Venus, Jupiter’s moon Io and the icy moon of Neptune, Triton. Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator of NASA's Science Mission Directorate, believes the ideas can...
