SCIENCE ENABLED BY FISSION KILOPOWER AT TITAN

摘要

I review power requirements for exploration of Titan, an organic-rich "Ocean World" and a principal target of the epic recently-concluded Cassini-Huygens mission. A study performed at NASA Glenn Research Center in summer 2017 explored the possibilities of a Titan landed mission, using a kilowatt-class Fission Power System (FPS). This application and the advantages and disadvantages of FPS are discussed, and Titan exploration options that would best benefit from FPS and from Radioisotope Power Systems (RPS) are noted.