Advancing the Science of Giant Planet Atmospheric Entry

推进巨行星进入大气层的科学

• 批准号: DP220103330
• 负责人: Prof Richard Morgan
• 金额: $ 42.08万
• 依托单位: The University of Queensland
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2023-01-18 至 2026-01-17
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP220103330
• 关键词: Advancing; Science; Giant; Planet; Atmospheric

This project aims to improve models used to design the heat shields which protect probes entering the atmospheres of the giant planets - four gaseous planets out beyond Mars. Further giant planet exploration is a key planetary science goal of the coming decade. However, the environment which an entry probe would experience features many unknowns and large uncertainties, making a mission a risky undertaking. Using unique experimental capabilities and state-of-the-art modelling, the expected project outcome is experimentally validated giant planet entry flow and surface chemistry models. This will allow more efficient heat shields to be designed while also increasing the chance of mission success, furthering our understanding of the universe.

该项目旨在改进用于设计隔热罩的模型，该隔热罩可保护进入巨型行星（火星以外的四颗气态行星）大气层的探测器。进一步探索巨行星是未来十年的关键行星科学目标。然而，进入探测器所处的环境存在诸多未知因素和较大的不确定性，任务风险很大。利用独特的实验能力和最先进的建模，预期的项目成果是经过实验验证的巨行星进入流和表面化学模型。这将允许设计更高效的隔热罩，同时也增加任务成功的机会，进一步加深我们对宇宙的了解。