Search Results - "Bettanini, C"
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Flight test of an autonomous payload for measuring sky brightness and ground light pollution using a stratospheric sounding balloon
Published in Acta astronautica (01-02-2022)“…Light pollution is recognized as an increasingly important issue not only for astronomical observations but also for the preservation of ecosystem and the…”
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Launch of a sounding balloon for horizontal and vertical modelling of ALAN propagation in the atmosphere
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-11-2022)“…ABSTRACT The propagation of light radiation in the atmosphere is a topic that needs to be properly analysed to mitigate its negative influence on astronomical…”
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AUTOMATIC COARSE CO-REGISTRATION OF POINT CLOUDS FROM DIVERSE SCAN GEOMETRIES: A TEST OF DETECTORS AND DESCRIPTORS
Published in ISPRS annals of the photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information sciences (01-01-2023)“…Point clouds are collected nowadays from a plethora of sensors, some having higher accuracies and higher costs, some having lower accuracies but also lower…”
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Energy and orbital stability in a partially-deployed earth space elevator
Published in Acta astronautica (01-12-2020)“…The Earth Space Elevator is an ingenious concept aimed at providing easy access to space, eliminating the need for rockets and potentially reducing drastically…”
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ExoMars 2016 Schiaparelli Module Trajectory and Atmospheric Profiles Reconstruction
Published in Space science reviews (01-08-2018)“…On 19th October 2016 Schiaparelli module of the ExoMars 2016 mission flew through the Mars atmosphere. After successful entry and descent under parachute, the…”
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CUTIE: A cubesats tether-inserted mission for moon exploration
Published in Acta astronautica (01-11-2018)“…This paper presents the concept of a dual cubesat mission designed for Moon exploration that enables scientific measurements that are not accessible by high…”
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SIMBIO-SYS: The spectrometer and imagers integrated observatory system for the BepiColombo planetary orbiter
Published in Planetary and space science (2010)“…The limited knowledge about the majority of the Mercury surface leaves many open questions regarding its geological evolution, the anomalously high…”
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Issues and solutions for testing free-flying robots
Published in Acta astronautica (01-06-2007)“…Space robotics currently has an important role in space operations and scientists and engineers are designing new robotic systems for space servicing missions…”
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Analysis of the HASI accelerometers data measured during the impact phase of the Huygens probe on the surface of Titan by means of a simulation with a finite-element model
Published in Planetary and space science (01-04-2008)“…The Huygens Atmospheric Structure Instrument (HASI) [Fulchignoni, M., Ferri, F., Angrilli, F., Bar-Nun, A., Barucci, M.A., Bianchini, G., Borucki, W.,…”
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A Schumann-like resonance on Titan driven by Saturn's magnetosphere possibly revealed by the Huygens Probe
Published in Icarus (New York, N.Y. 1962) (01-11-2007)“…The low-frequency data collected with the antenna of the Permittivity, Wave and Altimetry experiment on board the Huygens Probe that landed on Titan on 14…”
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Reconstruction of the trajectory of the Huygens probe using the Huygens Atmospheric Structure Instrument (HASI)
Published in Planetary and space science (01-04-2008)“…The Huygens probe returned scientific measurements from the atmosphere and surface of Titan on 14 January 2005. Knowledge of the trajectory of Huygens is…”
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Design and test of autonomous scientific payloads for sounding balloons
Published in 2020 IEEE 7th International Workshop on Metrology for AeroSpace (MetroAeroSpace) (01-06-2020)“…Sounding balloons are a fast and cost-effective transport system to lift up scientific payloads to stratospheric altitudes around 30 km, where equipment can be…”
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ExoMars 2016 Schiaparelli Module Trajectory and Atmospheric Profiles Reconstruction: Analysis of the On-board Inertial and Radar Measurements
Published in Space science reviews (01-08-2018)“…On 19 th October 2016 Schiaparelli module of the ExoMars 2016 mission flew through the Mars atmosphere. After successful entry and descent under parachute, the…”
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Huygens/HASI 2002 balloon test campaign: Probe trajectory and atmospheric vertical profiles reconstruction
Published in Planetary and space science (01-08-2004)“…In the framework of the activities going on in preparation for the mission of the Huygens probe in Titan's atmosphere (January 2005), the Huygens Atmospheric…”
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A stratospheric balloon experiment to test the Huygens atmospheric structure instrument (HASI)
Published in Planetary and space science (01-08-2004)“…We developed a series of balloon experiments parachuting a 1:1 scale mock-up of the Huygens probe from an altitude just over 30 km to simulate at planetary…”
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Sicily 2002 balloon campaign: a test of the HASI instrument
Published in Advances in space research (2004)“…A mock-up of the probe descending in the Titan atmosphere as part of the Huygens Cassini Mission was successfully launched and recovered on 30th May 2002 after…”
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In situ measurements of the physical characteristics of Titan's environment
Published in Nature (08-12-2005)“…On the basis of previous ground-based and fly-by information, we knew that Titan's atmosphere was mainly nitrogen, with some methane, but its temperature and…”
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The DREAMS Experiment Onboard the Schiaparelli Module of the ExoMars 2016 Mission: Design, Performances and Expected Results
Published in Space science reviews (01-09-2018)“…The first of the two missions foreseen in the ExoMars program was successfully launched on 14th March 2016. It included the Trace Gas Orbiter and the…”
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S.A.M., the Italian Martian simulation chamber
Published in Origins of life and evolution of biospheres (01-12-2006)“…The Martian Environment Simulator (SAM "Simulatore di Ambiente Marziano") is a interdisciplinary project of Astrobiology done at University of Padua. The…”
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The DREAMS experiment flown on the ExoMars 2016 mission for the study of Martian environment during the dust storm season
Published in Measurement : journal of the International Measurement Confederation (01-07-2018)“…•DREAMS flew on Schiaparelli lander of ExoMars mission and landed on Mars in 2016.•No operation was possible after crash but operation of the unit was nominal…”
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