Publication: BETsMA v2.0: a friendly software for the analysis of electrodynamic tether missions in Jupiter
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2020-09-21
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Europlanet Society
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Space Electrodynamic Tethers (EDTs) are km-long conductors that exchange momentum and energy
with a planet magnetosphere through the Lorentz force exerted by the planet's magnetic field on the
tether current. Since the conducting medium (plasma) and the magnetic field of the planetary
environment are essential for their operation, tether are appropriate for applications in Low Earth
Orbits (LEO) and the neighborhood of giant planets like Jupiter [1, 2, 3, 4], Saturn [5], and Neptune
[6]. However, the design and analysis of missions in outer planets typically requires deep knowledge
on tethers modeling. The main goal of this work is spreading the use of tethers and presenting a
friendly software for the mission analysis and simulation of tethers in Jupiter.
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Proceeding of: Eruoplanet Science Congress 2020, EPSC2020 (vitual meeting), 21 September - 9 October 2020.
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Space Electrodynamic Tethers (EDTs), Space missions, Jupiter
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EPSC Abstracts, vol. 14, EPSC2020-125, 2020. Pp [1-3].