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Title: The Case for an Enceladus New Frontiers Mission
Primary Author: Terry Hurford
Secondary Author(s): B. Buratti, A. Coustenis, A. Dombard, R. Greenberg, H. Hussmann, M. Kirchoff, C. Porco, A. Rymer
Institution: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Date: September 15, 2009
Summary: In this white paper, we will summarize one possible mission concept to explore Enceladus within a New Frontiers-level mission: to stay below the cost cap of $650M (FY09 dollars) and within the launch capability of the Atlas V 551. We imagine that there are other possible mission scenarios...
Panel Selection: Satellites: Galilean satellites, Titan, and the other satellites of the giant planets.
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