Smara (spacecraft)
SMARA (SMAll Reconnaissance of Atmospheres) is a swarm of tiny probes which expected to could zip through the clouds of Jupiter by 2030, beaming home data about the gas giant's dense atmosphere. It could survive for about 15 minutes in Jupiter's atmosphere and transmit enough information to give scientists a greater understanding of the atmosphere of Jupiter.[1] They will each transmit 20 megabits of data after all.[2]
Instrument
Much smaller probes, made possible by the miniaturization of electronics, cameras and other instruments, would survive the fall through Jupiter's atmosphere for much longer without a parachute, according to John Moores. NASA's robotic Galileo probe, which dive into Jupiter in 1995, had no camera, so the swarm of microprobes would represent a first look at Jupiter with resolution greater than 15 kilometers per pixel.[3][4]
Sciences
It is believed that the Jovian atmosphere could serve as a historical record of such impacts, data about the composition of the Solar System could be provie. Since atmosphere of Jupiter is the deepest among all the planets in the Solar System, it can help experts better understand flow dynamics, cloud microphysics and radiative transfer under conditions far different than those on Earth.[5]
References
- ↑ "Tiny Microprobes Could Explore Jupiter's Atmosphere By 2030". Space.com. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
- ↑ http://news.softpedia.com/news/A-Swarm-of-Microprobes-Preparing-For-Launch-to-Jupiter-471344.shtml
- ↑ "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150126112352.htm". www.sciencedaily.com. Retrieved 2016-03-09. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ "Swarm of microprobes to head for Jupiter". EurekAlert!. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
- ↑ http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/1113321861/studying-jupiters-atmosphere-with-cube-satellites-012715/
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