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Contribution to NASA's Europa Clipper mission, and, in particular, to the Gravity and Radio Science (G/RS) investigation. The work involves interior model inversion and joint analysis of radio science data with other measurements, including radar sounder and optical images. These efforts aim to investigate Europa's internal structure, such as its subsurface ocean and ice shell, advancing the mission's goals of characterizing the moon's habitability and expanding our understanding of icy worlds.
Involvement in ESA's EnVision mission for the radio science investigation. This research focuses on determining Venus's internal structure by combining gravity data, topography, and other geophysical constraints. These analyses aim to provide insights into Venus's internal dynamics and evolution, contributing to the mission's objectives of understanding the planet's geological activity and its divergence from Earth-like conditions.
Contribution to ESA's BepiColombo mission, conducting geophysical investigations with radio science and SIMBIO-SYS optical data. Activities include image processing with novel techniques to improve knowledge of Mercury's orientation, and interior model inversion with geophysical constraints.
Engagement in the study of the Galilean moons' interiors, with a focus on Callisto and Ganymede. These investigations aim to characterize the moons' hydrospheres and core properties. The group also facilitates potential joint analysis of data from NASA's Europa Clipper and ESA's JUICE missions, advancing our understanding of the internal structures and evolution of these icy worlds and their potential habitability.
Contribution to advancing knowledge of Mercury's interior through the reanalysis of data from NASA's MESSENGER mission. Main activities focus on enabling interior model inversion to derive new insights into the planet's crust and mantle properties. This work enhances our understanding of Mercury's internal structure, geological evolution, and its unique place in the Solar System.
Reanalysis of MRO data and measurements from Mars orbiters focuses on investigating the polar caps, which hold critical information about Mars' climate history and evolution. By integrating gravity, topographic, and sounding data, detailed mapping of the polar deposits has been conducted to constrain their properties. A key emphasis is placed on time-varying signals to study the lithosphere's response and the seasonal variations of the polar deposits, providing insights into their formation processes.
Design of Mission and Instrument Concepts
Detection of Embedded and Exposed Polar Ice and Cavities Explorer
Orbital Radio science and Altimetry for CLimate Experiment
International - Mars Ice Mapper
Magnetics, Altimetry, Gravity, and Imaging of Callisto
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