Saturn Moons Dual Orbiter November 26, 2012 I want to go back to
Enceladus and Titan with a single, dedicated Cassini-like
orbiter. Except this orbiter will have an ion drive AND an
atmospheric balloon probe for Titan. The probe would first orbit
Enceladus for 1-2 years thoroughly sampling and resampling the
plumes at very low altitude and imaging the moon. Due to the low
gravity environment, orbital speeds will be very slow allowing
very sharp imagery and detailed plume analyses. Imagine, just by
orbiting this small moon and flying through the plumes you can
sample the very stuff that's inside the moon. No drilling or
landing is needed! Think of the science we could do! Forget
Europa, we already have access to the water at Enceladus! After
the Enceladus mission is complete, the orbiter can slowly spiral
out to Titan! One orbiter...2 moons! At Titan the orbiter can
slowly spiral in, taking measurements as it goes until it is
close enough to release its atm probe. Due to Titan's size it
will take many years to