Transcription of Prospects for a Uranus Mission
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Prospects for a Uranus Mission Mark Hofstadter, JPL OPAG Uranus Working Group 10 January 2013 Atlanta, GA Karen Carr Near-IR image from VLT ANTU, ESO Prospects for a Uranus Mission It was the best of times, It was the worst of The third highest priority Flagship Mission is the Uranus Orbiter and Probe Mission . Planetary Scence Decadal Survey My goals are to keep the scientific community (and NASA) engaged and optimistic about possible Uranus missions, and get the Mission we want flying as soon as possible. I) Mission options. II) Scientific goals. III) Strategies for moving forward. IV) Recommended Findings for this OPAG meeting.
I) Uranus is the most challenging to our understanding of planetary interiors, energy balance, formation, and evolution. II) Uranus is the most accessible ice giant, enabling less-expensive
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