Geodesy, geophysics and fundamental physics investigations of the BepiColombo mission
In preparation for the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission to Mercury, thematic working groups
had been established for coordinating the activities within the BepiColombo Science …
had been established for coordinating the activities within the BepiColombo Science …
The gravity field, orientation, and ephemeris of Mercury from MESSENGER observations after three years in orbit
E Mazarico, A Genova, S Goossens… - Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
We have analyzed 3 years of radio tracking data from the MESSENGER spacecraft in orbit
around Mercury and determined the gravity field, planetary orientation, and ephemeris of the …
around Mercury and determined the gravity field, planetary orientation, and ephemeris of the …
The Mercury gravity field, orientation, love number, and ephemeris from the MESSENGER radiometric tracking data
AS Konopliv, RS Park, AI Ermakov - Icarus, 2020 - Elsevier
The Mercury gravity field, spin-pole axis, rotation period, Love number, and ephemeris have
been determined using the complete four years of MESSENGER tracking data from March …
been determined using the complete four years of MESSENGER tracking data from March …
Mercury's internal structure
We describe the current state of knowledge about Mercury's interior structure. We review the
available observational constraints, including mass, size, density, gravity field, spin state …
available observational constraints, including mass, size, density, gravity field, spin state …
Mercury's gravity, tides, and spin from MESSENGER radio science data
We analyze radio tracking data obtained during 1311 orbits of the MErcury Surface, Space
ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging (MESSENGER) spacecraft in the period March …
ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging (MESSENGER) spacecraft in the period March …
Regional variations of Mercury's crustal density and porosity from MESSENGER gravity data
A Genova, S Goossens, E Del Vecchio, F Petricca… - Icarus, 2023 - Elsevier
A new solution of Mercury's gravity field to degree and order 160, named HgM009, is
retrieved through a reprocessing of MESSENGER radio science measurements. By …
retrieved through a reprocessing of MESSENGER radio science measurements. By …
An analysis of the geodesy and relativity experiments of BepiColombo
L Imperi, L Iess, MJ Mariani - Icarus, 2018 - Elsevier
BepiColombo is a ESA-JAXA mission aimed to a comprehensive exploration of Mercury, the
innermost planet of the solar system. The Mercury Orbiter Radio science Experiment …
innermost planet of the solar system. The Mercury Orbiter Radio science Experiment …
Simulated recovery of Europa's global shape and tidal Love numbers from altimetry and radio tracking during a dedicated flyby tour
The fundamental scientific objectives for future spacecraft exploration of Jupiter's moon
Europa include confirmation of the existence of subsurface ocean beneath the surface ice …
Europa include confirmation of the existence of subsurface ocean beneath the surface ice …
Spin-orbit coupling for close-in planets
ACM Correia, JB Delisle - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2019 - aanda.org
We study the spin evolution of close-in planets in multi-body systems and present a very
general formulation of the spin-orbit problem. This includes a simple way to probe the spin …
general formulation of the spin-orbit problem. This includes a simple way to probe the spin …
Precise Orbit Determination of the MESSENGER Spacecraft
The NASA MESSENGER mission explored Mercury for more than four years to investigate
the properties of the planet. To safely operate in the harsh conditions around Mercury, the …
the properties of the planet. To safely operate in the harsh conditions around Mercury, the …