Publications

Durante, D., T. Guillot, and L. Iess (2017). The effect of Jupiter oscillations on Juno gravity measurements, Icarus 282, 174–182, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2016.09.040 

Galanti, E., D. Durante, S. Finocchiaro, L. Iess, and Y. Kaspi (2017). Estimating Jupiter’s Gravity Field Using Juno Measurements, Trajectory Estimation Analysis, and a Flow Model Optimization, The Astronomical Journal 152:2. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/aa72db 

Bolton, S. J., A. Adriani, V. Adumitroaie, M. Allison, J. Anderson, S. Atreya, et al. (2017). Jupiter’s interior and deep atmosphere: The initial pole-to-pole passes with the Juno spacecraft, Science 356, 821-825. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aal2108 

Folkner, W.M., L. Iess, J.D. Anderson, S.W. Asmar, D.R. Buccino, D. Durante, et al. (2017). Jupiter gravity field estimated from the first two Juno orbits, Geophysical Research Letters 44. https://doi.org/10.1002/2017GL073140 

Iess, L., W.M. Folkner, D. Durante, M. Parisi, Y. Kaspi, E. Galanti, et al. (2018). Measurement of Jupiter’s asymmetric gravity field, Nature 555, 220-222. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature25776 

Kaspi, Y., E. Galanti, W.B. Hubbard, D.J. Stevenson, L. Iess, T. Guillot, et al. (2018). The extension of Jupiter’s jet to a depth of thousands of kilometers, Nature 555, 223-226. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature25793 

Guillot, T., Y. Miguel, B. Militzer, W.B. Hubbard, E. Galanti, Y. Kaspi, et al. (2018). A suppression of differential rotation in Jupiter’s deep interior, Nature 555, 227–230. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature25775 

Iess, L., B. Militzer, Y. Kaspi, P. Nicholson, D. Durante, P. Racioppa, et al. (2019). Measurement and implications of Saturn’s gravity field and ring mass, Science 364, aat2965. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aat2965 

Galanti, E., Y. Kaspi, Y. Miguel, T. Guillot, D. Durante, P. Racioppa, and L. Iess (2019). Saturn’s deep atmosphere revealed by the Cassini Grand Finale gravity measurements, Geophysical Research Letters 46, https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL078087 

Durante, D., D.J. Hemingway, P. Racioppa, L. Iess, and D.J. Stevenson (2019). Titan’s gravity field and interior structure after Cassini, Icarus 326, 123–132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2019.03.003 

Galanti, E., Y. Kaspi, F. Simons, D. Durante, M. Parisi, and S.J. Bolton (2019). Determining the depth of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot: a Slepian approach, The Astrophysical Journal Letters 874, L24. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ab1086 

Notaro, V., D. Durante, and L. Iess (2019). On the determination of Jupiter’s satellite-dependent tides with Juno gravity data, Planetary and Space Science 175, 34–40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pss.2019.06.001 

Durante, D. (2019). Effect of Juno’s solar panel bending on gravity measurements, Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics 42:12, 2694–2699. https://doi.org/10.2514/1.G004503 

Di Benedetto, M., L. Imperi, D. Durante, M. Dougherty, L. Iess, V. Notaro, and P. Racioppa (2019). Augmenting NASA Europa Clipper by a small probe: Europa Tomography Probe (ETP) mission concept, Acta Astronautica 165, 211–218. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2019.07.027 

Serra, D., G. Lari, G. Tommei, D. Durante, L. Gomez Casajus, V. Notaro, et al. (2019). A Solution of Jupiter's Gravitational Field from Juno Data with the ORBIT14 Software, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 490, 766–772. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stz2657 

Notaro, V., M. Di Benedetto, G. Colasurdo, D. Durante, P. Gaudenzi, L. Imperi, et al. (2020). A small spacecraft to probe the interior of the Jovian moon Europa: Europa Tomography Probe (ETP) system design, Acta Astronautica 166, 137–146. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2019.10.017 

Durante, D., M. Parisi, D. Serra, M. Zannoni, V. Notaro, P. Racioppa, et al. (2020). Jupiter’s gravity field halfway through the Juno mission. Geophysical Research Letters 47, 4. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019GL086572 

Cappuccio, P., A. Hickey, D. Durante, M. Di Benedetto, L. Iess, C. Plainaki, et al. (2020). Ganymede’s gravity field, exosphere, rotations and tides from JUICE’s 3GM experiment simulation, Planetary and Space Science 187. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pss.2020.104902 

Di Ruscio, A., A. Fienga, D. Durante, L. Iess, J. Laskar, and M. Gastineau (2020). Analysis of Cassini radio tracking data for the construction of INPOP19a: A new estimate of the Kuiper belt mass, Astronomy and Astrophysics 640. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202037920 

Fienga, A., A. Di Ruscio, L. Bernus, P. Deram, D. Durante, J. Laskar, and L. Iess (2020). New constraints on the location of P9 obtained with the INPOP19a planetary ephemeris, Astronomy and Astrophysics 640. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202037919 

Cappuccio, P., V. Notaro, A. Di Ruscio, L. Iess, A. Genova, D. Durante, et al. (2020). Report on first inflight data of BepiColombo's Mercury Orbiter Radio-science Experiment, IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems 56. https://doi.org/10.1109/TAES.2020.3008577

Markham, S., D. Durante, L. Iess, and D.J. Stevenson (2020). Possible evidence of p-modes in Cassini measurements of Saturn’s gravity field. The Planetary Science Journal 1, 27. https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ab9f21 

Notaro, V., D. Durante, L. Iess, and S. Bolton (2021). Determination of Jupiter's mass from Juno radio tracking data, Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics 44, 5. https://doi.org/10.2514/1.G005311 

Moirano, A., L. Gomez Casajus, M. Zannoni, D. Durante, and P. Tortora (2021). Morphology of the Io Plasma Torus from Juno Radio Occultations, Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics 126, e2021JA029190. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JA029190 

Parisi, M., Y. Kaspi, E. Galanti, D. Durante, S.J. Bolton, S.M. Levin, et al. (2021). The depth of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot constrained by the Juno gravity overflights, Science 374, 964–968. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abf1396 

Cascioli, G., F. De Marchi, P. Racioppa, D. Durante, L. Iess, S. Hensley, et al. (2021). The determination of the rotational state and interior structure of Venus with VERITAS, The Planetary Science Journal 2, 220.https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ac26c0 

Miguel, Y., M. Bazot, T. Guillot, S. Howard, E. Galanti, Y. Kaspi, et al. (2022). Jupiter’s inhomogeneous envelope, Astronomy and Astrophysics 662, A18. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202243207 

Durante, D., T. Guillot, L. Iess, D.J. Stevenson, C.R. Mankovich, S. Markham, et al. (2022). Juno spacecraft gravity measurements provide evidence for normal modes of Jupiter, Nature Communications 13, 4632. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32299-9 

Cappuccio, P., M. di Benedetto, D. Durante, and L. Iess (2022). Callisto and Europa gravity measurements from JUICE 3GM experiment simulation, The Planetary Science Journal 3, 199. https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ac83c4 

Gomez Casajus, L., A.I. Ermakov, M. Zannoni, J.T. Keane, D. Stevenson, et al. (2022). The gravity field of Ganymede after the Juno’s extended mission, Geophysical Research Letters 49, e2022GL099475. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL099475 

Cascioli, G., D. Durante, E. Mazarico, M. Wallace, S. Hensley, and S. Smrekar (2023). Improving the VERITAS orbit reconstruction using radar tie points, Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets 60, 366-373. https://doi.org/10.2514/1.A35499 

Molli, S., D. Durante, G. Boscagli, G. Cascioli, P. Racioppa, et al. (2023). Design and Performance of a Martian Autonomous Navigation System based on a Smallsat Constellation. Acta Astronautica 203, 112-124. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2022.11.041 

Cascioli, G., J. P. Renaud, E. Mazarico, D. Durante, L. Iess, S. Goossens, and S. Smrekar (2023). Constraining the Venus interior structure with future VERITAS measurements of the gravitational atmospheric loading. The Planetary Science Journal 4, 65. https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/acc73c 

Iorio, L., A.P. Girija, and D. Durante (2023). One EURO for Uranus: the Elliptical Uranian Relativity Orbiter mission, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 523, 3595–3614. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stad1446 

Kaspi, Y., E. Galanti, R. Park, K. Duer, N. Gavriel, D. Durante, et al. (2023). Observational evidence for cylindrically oriented zonal flows on Jupiter. Nature Astronomy 7, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-023-02077-8 

Lari, G., M. Zannoni, D. Durante, R. Park, and G. Tommei (2024). Determination of Jupiter’s pole orientation from Juno radio science data, Aerospace 11(2), 124. https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace11020124 

Di Stefano, I., D. Durante, P. Cappuccio, and P. Racioppa (2024). Radio science experiments during a cruise phase to Uranus, Aerospace 11(4), 282. https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace11040282 

Durante, D., M. Mastrogiuseppe, E. Carli, V. Poggiali, A. Di Ruscio, V. Notaro, and L. Iess (2024). Analysis of Cassini altimetric crossovers on Titan, Remote Sensing 2024, 16, 2209. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs16122209 

Durante, D., P. Cappuccio, I. di Stefano, M. Zannoni, L. Gomez Casajus, G. Lari, et al. (2024). Testing general relativity with Juno at Jupiter, The Astrophysical Journal 971:145. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ad5ff5 

Giuliani, F., D. Durante, G. Cascioli, F. De Marchi, L. Iess, E. Mazarico, and S. Smrekar (2025). Mapping Venus gravity field with the VERITAS mission, The Planetary Science Journal 6:11. https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad991a 

Park. R.S., R.A. Jacobson, L. Gomez Casajus, F. Nimmo, J.T. Keane, A.I Ermakov, et al. (2025). Io’s tidal response precludes a shallow magma ocean. Nature 638, 69–73. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-08442-5 

Cappuccio, P., A. Sesta, M. Di Benedetto, D. Durante, U. De Filippis, et al. (2025). Analysis of first radio science data from the KaT instrument of the 3GM Experiment During JUICE's Early Cruise Phase, Aerospace 2025, 12(1), 56. https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace12010056 

Zurria, A., D. Durante, and L. Iess (2025). Preliminary Design and Performance Assessment of a Semi-Autonomous Global Navigation Satellite System on Mars, Acta Astronautica 229, 260-269. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2025.01.035