Search Results - "Racioppa, P."
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Measurement and implications of Saturn's gravity field and ring mass
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (14-06-2019)“…The interior structure of Saturn, the depth of its winds and the mass and age of its rings constrain its formation and evolution. In the final phase of the…”
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Saturn's Deep Atmospheric Flows Revealed by the Cassini Grand Finale Gravity Measurements
Published in Geophysical research letters (28-01-2019)“…How deep do Saturn's zonal winds penetrate below the cloud level has been a decades‐long question, with important implications not only for the atmospheric…”
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Titan's gravity field and interior structure after Cassini
Published in Icarus (New York, N.Y. 1962) (01-07-2019)“…Since its arrival at Saturn in 2004, Cassini performed nine flybys devoted to the determination of Titan's gravity field and its tidal variations. Here we…”
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Jupiter's Gravity Field Halfway Through the Juno Mission
Published in Geophysical research letters (28-02-2020)“…The Juno spacecraft reached the mid‐point of its nominal mission in December 2018, after completing 17 perijove passes. Ten of these were dedicated to the…”
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Measurement of Jupiter’s asymmetric gravity field
Published in Nature (London) (08-03-2018)“…Precise Doppler tracking of the Juno spacecraft in its polar orbit around Jupiter is used to determine the planet’s gravity harmonics, showing north–south…”
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The Determination of the Rotational State and Interior Structure of Venus with VERITAS
Published in The planetary science journal (01-12-2021)“…Understanding the processes that led Venus to its current state and will drive its future evolution is a major objective of the next generation of orbiters. In…”
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Design and performance of a Martian autonomous navigation system based on a smallsat constellation
Published in Acta astronautica (01-02-2023)“…Deciphering the genesis and evolution of the Martian polar caps can provide crucial understanding of Mars' climate system and will be a big step forward for…”
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Can Cassini detect a subsurface ocean in Titan from gravity measurements?
Published in Icarus (New York, N.Y. 1962) (01-04-2008)“…Recent models of Titan's interior predict that the satellite contains an ocean of water and ammonia under an icy layer. Direct evidence for the presence of an…”
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Design and performance of a Martian autonomous navigation system based on a smallsat constellation
Published 03-12-2022“…Deciphering the genesis and evolution of the Martian polar caps can provide crucial understanding of Mars' climate system. The growing scientific interest for…”
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