[Interview] Getting Samples From Enceladus Is Harder Than You Think

How do we plan a mission that can go to Enceladus and grab a sample of its plumes? How fast does it need to go? Will it bring samples to Earth or analyse them on the spacecraft? Figuring out the answers with Professor Mark Burchell from the University of Kent.
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👉 We Must Go Back To Enceladus! Here's Why
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00:00 Intro
02:07 Firing tardigrades from a gun
05:32 Enceladus
13:14 How fast can we go
21:07 Optimal mission to Enceladus
32:35 Exploring Io
41:43 Sampling interstellar objects
47:55 Dust in interstellar space
51:19 Current obsessions
01:01:04 Final thoughts and more interviews
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