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This archive includes maps of gravity disturbances and lateral variations in the density and composition of Mars' South Polar Layered Deposits (SPLD). The data, derived from detailed gravity analyses, offer insights into the distribution and concentration of water ice within the SPLD, enhancing our understanding of Martian polar geology and climate history.
Genova, A., et al. (2024). Water ice concentration and distribution in the Martian south polar layered deposits constrained by the lateral variations of their bulk density. Icarus, 414, 116025. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2024.116025
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This archive contains the reconstructed trajectory of NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft, derived using an improved dynamical model that includes thermal recoil accelerations.
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Andolfo, S., Genova, A., & Del Vecchio, E. (2024). Precise orbit determination of the messenger spacecraft. Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 47(3), 518-530. DOI: 10.2514/1.G007690
This archive provides the Visual Odometry-estimated position and attitude of NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover across the Van Zyl Overlook region. The dataset includes pose estimates derived from stereo vision-based analysis, offering precise localization critical for rover navigation and surface exploration activities.
Andolfo, S., et al. (2023). Precise pose estimation of the NASA Mars 2020 Perseverance rover through a stereo‐vision‐based approach. Journal of Field Robotics, 40(3), pp. 684-700. doi:10.1002/rob.22170
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This archive provides the integrated Mercury ephemeris derived from the analysis of MESSENGER's radio science data.
Genova, A., et al. (2018), Solar system expansion and strong equivalence principle as seen by the NASA MESSENGER mission, Nature Communications, 9, 289, doi:10.1038/s41467-017-02558-1.
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List of Publications
Andolfo, S., Genova, A., Buonomo, F. V., Gargiulo, A. M., El Awag, M., Federici, P., Teodori, T., La Grassa, R., Re, C., and Cremonese, G. (2025). Neural Network-Aided Optical Navigation for Precise Lunar Descent Operations. Aerospace, 12(3), 195. DOI: 10.3390/aerospace12030195
Federici, P., Genova, A., Andolfo, S., Ciambellini, M., Teodori, R. and Torrini, T. (2025). Optical Camera Characterization for Feature-Based Navigation in Lunar Orbit. Aerospace, 12(5), 374. DOI: 10.3390/aerospace12050374
Torrini, T., Genova, A., Andolfo, S., Gargiulo, A. M., Rosenblatt, P., Marty, J.-C., Dumoulin, C., Lebonnois, S. and Cottini, V. (2025), EnVision Radio Science and Altimetric Data Processing for Orbit Determination. In 2025 IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, MT, USA, 2025, DOI: 10.1109/AERO63441.2025.11068487
Andolfo, S., Genova, A., El Awag, M., Buonomo, F. V., Federici, P., and Teodori, R. (2025). A Crater-based Optical Navigation Approach for Precise Spacecraft Localization. In 2025 IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, MT, USA, 2025, DOI: 10.1109/AERO63441.2025.11068689
Van Hoolst, T., Tobie, G., Vallat, C., Altobelli, N., Bruzzone, L., Cao, H., Dirkx, D., Genova, A., Hussmann, H., Iess, L. and Kimura, J. (2024). Geophysical characterization of the interiors of Ganymede, Callisto and Europa by ESA’s JUpiter ICy moons Explorer. Space Science Reviews, 220(5), p.54, DOI: 10.1007/s11214-024-01085-y
Del Vecchio, E., Gargiulo, A.M., Petricca, F., Genova, A., Andolfo, S., Cappuccio, C., De Filippis, U., Lefevre, C., Lucente, M., Magnafico, C., Santoli, F., Iess, L., Benedetto, C. and Benkhoff, J. (2024). First Analysis of BepiColombo Radio Science and Accelerometer Data Acquired During Venus and Mercury Flybys, IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, 60(4), pp. 5604-5612. DOI: 10.1109/TAES.2024.3381582
Genova, A., Petricca, F., Andolfo, S., Gargiulo, A.M., Sulcanese, D., Mitri, G. and Chiarolanza, G. (2024). Water ice concentration and distribution in the Martian south polar layered deposits constrained by the lateral variations of their bulk density, Icarus, 414, p. 116025. DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2024.116025
Andolfo, S., Genova, A., Federici, P., Teodori, R. and Cottini, V. (2024). Precise orbit determination through a joint analysis of optical and radiometric data. In 2024 International Conference on Space Robotics (iSpaRo) (pp. 28-35). IEEE. DOI: 10.1109/iSpaRo60631.2024.10687705
Genova, A., Andolfo, S., Ciambellini, M., Federici, P., Teodori, R., Torrini, T., Zavoli, A., Del Vecchio, E., Gargiulo, A.M., Petricca, F. and De Matteis, G. (2024). Sensor data fusion for precise orbit determination of interplanetary spacecraft. In 2024 International Conference on Space Robotics (iSpaRo), pp. 22-27. IEEE. DOI: 10.1109/iSpaRo60631.2024.10688208
Genova, A., Parisi, M., Gargiulo, A.M., Petricca, F., Andolfo, S., Torrini, T., Del Vecchio, E., Glein, C.R., Cable, M.L., Phillips, C.B., Bradley, N.E., Restrepo, R.L., Mages, D.M., Babuscia, A. and Lunine, J.I. (2024). Gravity Investigation to Characterize Enceladus's Ocean and Interior, The Planetary Science Journal, 5(40). DOI: 10.3847/PSJ/ad16df
Andolfo, S., Genova, A., and Del Vecchio, E. (2024). Precise orbit determination of the MESSENGER spacecraft, Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics, 47(3), pp. 518-530. DOI: 10.2514/1.G007690
Gargiulo, A.M., Genova, A., Petricca, F., Del Vecchio, E., Andolfo, S., Torrini, T., Rosenblatt, P., Lebonnois, S., Marty, J.-C. and Dumoulin, C. (2024). Joint determination of Venus gravity and atmospheric density through EnVision radio science investigation, Acta Astronautica, 215, pp. 725-738. DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2023.12.010
Petricca, F., Genova, A., Castillo‐Rogez, J.C., Styczinski, M.J., Cochrane, C.J. and Vance, S.D. (2023). Characterization of icy moon hydrospheres through joint inversion of gravity and magnetic field measurements, Geophysical Research Letters, 50(17), p. e2023GL104016. DOI: 10.1029/2023GL104016
Roberts, J.H., McKinnon, W.B., Elder, C.M., Tobie, G., Biersteker, J.B., Young, D., Park, R.S., Steinbrügge, G., Nimmo, F., Howell, S.M., Castillo-Rogez, J.C., et al. (2023). Exploring the Interior of Europa with the Europa Clipper, Space Science Reviews, 219(6), p. 46.
Buccino, D.R., Oudrhiri, K., Parisi, M., Park, R.S., Mazarico, E., Tortora, P., Withers, P., Genova, A. and Zannoni, M. (2023). Precision of Spacecraft Doppler Tracking at Low Signal‐To‐Noise Ratios, Radio Science, 58(7), p. e2023RS007703. DOI: 10.1029/2023RS007703
Mazarico, E., Buccino, D., Castillo-Rogez, J., Dombard, A.J., Genova, A., Hussmann, H., Kiefer, W.S., Lunine, J.I., McKinnon, W.B., Nimmo, F. and Park, R.S. (2023). The Europa Clipper Gravity and Radio Science Investigation, Space Science Reviews, 219(4), p. 30. DOI: 10.1007/s11214-023-00972-0
Andolfo, S., Petricca, F. and Genova, A. (2023). Precise pose estimation of the NASA Mars 2020 Perseverance rover through a stereo‐vision‐based approach, Journal of Field Robotics, 40(3), pp. 684-700. DOI: 10.1002/rob.22138
Sulcanese, D., Mitri, G., Genova, A., Petricca, F., Andolfo, S. and Chiarolanza, G. (2023). Topographical analysis of a candidate subglacial water region in Ultimi Scopuli, Mars, Icarus, 392, p. 115394. DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2022.115394
Grande, M., Guo, L., Blanc, M., Makaya, A., Asmar, S., Atkinson, D., Bourdon, A., Chabert, P., Chien, S., Day, J. and Fairen, A.G., Freeman, A., Genova, A., et al. (2023). Planetary Exploration Horizon 2061 Report Chapter 5: Enabling technologies for planetary exploration. arXiv preprint arXiv:2302.14832.
Genova, A., Goossens, S., Del Vecchio, E., Petricca, F., Beuthe, M., Wieczorek, M., Chiarolanza, G., di Achille, G., Mitri, G., Di Stefano, I. and Charlier, B. (2023). Regional variations of mercury's crustal density and porosity from MESSENGER gravity data, Icarus, 391, p. 115332. DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2022.115332
Petricca, F. and Genova, A. (2022). Sequential Processing of Inter-Satellite Doppler Tracking for a Dual-Spacecraft Configuration. Remote sensing, 14(21), p.5383, DOI:10.3390/rs14215383.
Petricca, F., Genova, A., Goossens, S., Iess, L. and Spada, G. (2022). Constraining the Internal Structures of Venus and Mars from the Gravity Response to Atmospheric Loading, The Planetary Science Journal, 3(7), p. 164. DOI: 10.3847/PSJ/ac7878
Goossens, S., Genova, A., James, P.B. and Mazarico, E., 2022. Estimation of Crust and Lithospheric Properties for Mercury from High-resolution Gravity and Topography. The Planetary Science Journal, 3(6), p.145. DOI: 10.3847/PSJ/ac703f
Genova, A., Smith, D.E., Canup, R., Hurford, T., Goossens, S., Mazarico, E., Neumann, G.A., Zuber, M.T., Nimmo, F., Wieczorek, M. and Bierhaus, E. (2022). Geodetic investigations of the mission concept MAGIC to reveal Callisto's internal structure, Acta Astronautica, 195, pp. 68-76. DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2022.02.013
Goossens, S., Renaud, J.P., Henning, W.G., Mazarico, E., Bertone, S. and Genova, A., 2022. Evaluation of recent measurements of Mercury’s moments of inertia and tides using a comprehensive Markov chain Monte Carlo method. The Planetary Science Journal, 3(2), p.37, DOI:10.3847/PSJ/ac4bb8.
Del Vecchio, E., Petricca, F. and Genova, A., 2022. Processing of Altimetric Data for Precise Orbit Determination. In Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC.
Andolfo, S., Del Vecchio, E., Gargiulo, A.M., Petricca, F. and Genova, A. (2022). Semi-autonomous Guidance, Navigation and Control system for planetary rovers. In Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC.
Tomasicchio, G., Gargiulo, A.M., Genova, A., Marsella, M., Andolfo, S., Del Vecchio, E., Petricca, F., Rodriguez, F. and Albanese, C. (2022). Lunar Surface exploration based on LCNS orbiters and Onboard Sensor observables. In Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC.
Andolfo, S., Petricca, F., and Genova, A. (2022) Visual Odometry analysis of the NASA Mars 2020 Perseverance rover’s images. In 2022 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for AeroSpace, MetroAeroSpace, pp. 287-292, DOI: 10.1109/MetroAeroSpace54187.2022.9856188
Andolfo, S., Petricca, F. and Genova, A. (2021). Rovers localization by using 3D-to-3D and 3D-to-2D visual odometry, In 2021 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for AeroSpace, MetroAeroSpace. DOI: 10.1109/MetroAeroSpace51421.2021.9511741
Gargiulo, A.M., Di Stefano, I. and Genova, A. (2021). Numerical simulations for planetary rovers safe navigation and LIDAR based localization, 2021 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for AeroSpace, MetroAeroSpace 2021 - Proceedings, art. no. 9511774, pp. 418-423. DOI: 10.1109/MetroAeroSpace51421.2021.9511774
Gargiulo, A.M., Di Stefano, I. and Genova, A. (2021). Model-based slippage estimation to enhance planetary rover localization with wheel odometry, Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 11(12), art. no. 5490. DOI: 10.3390/app11125490
Rosenblatt, P., Dumoulin, C., Marty, J.-C. and Genova, A. (2021). Determination of Venus’ interior structure with EnVision, Remote Sensing, 13(9), art. no. 1624. DOI: 10.3390/rs13091624
Petricca, F., Cascioli, G. and Genova, A. (2021). A Technique for the Analysis of Radio Occultation Data to Retrieve Atmospheric Properties and Associated Uncertainties, Radio Science, 56(5), art. no. e2020RS007205. DOI: 10.1029/2020RS007205
Genova, A., Hussmann, H., Van Hoolst, T., Heyner, D., Iess, L., Santoli, F., Thomas, N., Cappuccio, P., di Stefano, I., Kolhey, P., Langlais, B., Mieth, J.Z.D., Oliveira, J.S., Stark, A., Steinbrügge, G., Tosi, N., Wicht, J. and Benkhoff, J. (2021). Geodesy, Geophysics and Fundamental Physics Investigations of the BepiColombo Mission, Space Science Reviews, 217(2), art. no. 31. DOI: 10.1007/s11214-021-00808-9
Iess, L., Asmar, S.W., Cappuccio, P., Cascioli, G., De Marchi, F., di Stefano, I., Genova, A., et al. (2021). Gravity, Geodesy and Fundamental Physics with BepiColombo’s MORE Investigation, Space Science Reviews, 217(1), art. no. 21. DOI: 10.1007/s11214-021-00800-3
Petricca, F. and Genova, A. (2021). ORACLE: a Dual-SmallSat Mission to Investigate the Martian Climate, In Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC, B4.
Genova, A., Smith, D.E., Canup, R., Hurford, T., Zuber, M.T., Nimmo, F., Wieczorek, M., Bierhaus, E., Mazarico, E. and Goossens, S. (2021). MAGIC: A Geophysical Mission to the Galilean Moon Callisto, Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC, A3.
Genova, A. and Petricca, F. (2021). Deep-space navigation with intersatellite radio tracking, Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 44(5), pp. 1068-1079. DOI: 10.2514/1.G005610
Cascioli, G. and Genova, A. (2021). Precise orbit determination technique to refine spacecraft mechanical modeling, Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 58(2), pp. 581-588. DOI: 10.2514/1.A34922
Cappuccio, P., Notaro, V., Di Ruscio, A., Iess, L., Genova, A., Durante, D., Di Stefano, I., Asmar, S.W., Ciarcia, S. and Simone, L. (2020). Report on first inflight data of BepiColombo’s Mercury orbiter radio science experiment, IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, 56(6), art. no. 3008577, pp. 4984-4988. DOI: 10.1109/TAES.2020.3008577
Cascioli, G., Petricca, F. and Genova, A. (2020). Mars’ atmospheric calibration of radio tracking data for precise orbit determination, Acta Astronautica, 177, pp. 103-110. DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2020.07.019
Blanc, M., Prieto-Ballesteros, O., André, N., Gomez-Elvira, J., Jones, G., Sterken, V., Desprats, W., Gurvits, L.I., Khurana, K., Balmino, G., Blöcker, A., Broquet, R., Bunce, E., Cavel, C., Choblet, G., Colins, G., Coradini, M., Cooper, J., Dirkx, D., Fontaine, D., Garnier, P., Gaudin, D., Hartogh, P., Hussmann, H., Genova, A., et al. (2020). Joint Europa Mission (JEM): a multi-scale study of Europa to characterize its habitability and search for extant life, Planetary and Space Science, 193, art. no. 104960. DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2020.104960
Genova, A. (2020). ORACLE: A mission concept to study Mars’ climate, surface and interior, Acta Astronautica, 166, pp. 317-329. DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2019.10.006
Ruesch, O., Genova, A., Neumann, W., Quick, L.C., Castillo-Rogez, J.C., Raymond, C.A., Russell, C.T. and Zuber, M.T. (2019). Slurry extrusion on Ceres from a convective mud-bearing mantle, Nature Geoscience, 12(7), pp. 505-509. DOI: 10.1038/s41561-019-0378-7
Cascioli, G., De Marchi, F., Genova, A., Iess, L., Smith, D.E. and Zuber, M.T. (2019). The contribution of a large baseline intersatellite link to relativistic metrology, 2019 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for AeroSpace, MetroAeroSpace 2019 - Proceedings, art. no. 8869641, pp. 579-583. DOI: 10.1109/MetroAeroSpace.2019.8869641
Genova, A., Goossens, S., Mazarico, E., Lemoine, F.G., Neumann, G.A., Kuang, W., Sabaka, T.J., Hauck, S.A., II, Smith, D.E., Solomon, S.C. and Zuber, M.T. (2019). Geodetic Evidence That Mercury Has A Solid Inner Core, Geophysical Research Letters, 46(7), pp. 3625-3633. DOI: 10.1029/2018GL081135
Genova, A., Mazarico, E., Goossens, S., Lemoine, F.G., Neumann, G.A., Smith, D.E. and Zuber, M.T. (2018). Solar system expansion and strong equivalence principle as seen by the NASA MESSENGER mission, Nature Communications, 9(1), art. no. 289. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-02558-1
Smith, D.E., Zuber, M.T., Mazarico, E., Genova, A., Neumann, G.A., Sun, X., Torrence, M.H. and Mao, D.-D. (2018). Trilogy, a planetary geodesy mission concept for measuring the expansion of the solar system, Planetary and Space Science, 153, pp. 127-133. DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2018.02.003
Goossens, S., Sabaka, T.J., Genova, A., Mazarico, E., Nicholas, J.B. and Neumann, G.A. (2017). Evidence for a low bulk crustal density for Mars from gravity and topography, Geophysical Research Letters, 44(15), pp. 7686-7694. DOI: 10.1002/2017GL074172
Genova, A., Goossens, S., Lemoine, F.G., Mazarico, E., Neumann, G.A., Smith, D.E. and Zuber, M.T. (2016). Seasonal and static gravity field of Mars from MGS, Mars Odyssey and MRO radio science, Icarus, 272, pp. 228-245. DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2016.02.050
Mazarico, E., Genova, A., Neumann, G.A., Smith, D.E. and Zuber, M.T. (2015). Simulated recovery of Europa's global shape and tidal Love numbers from altimetry and radio tracking during a dedicated flyby tour, Geophysical Research Letters, 42(9), pp. 3166-3173. DOI: 10.1002/2015GL063224
Genova, A., Goossens, S., Lemoine, F.G., Mazarico, E., Fricke, S.K., Smith, D.E. and Zuber, M.T. (2015). Long-term variability of CO2 and O in the Mars upper atmosphere from MRO radio science data, Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 120(5), pp. 849-868. DOI: 10.1002/2014JE004770
Mitri, G., Meriggiola, R., Hayes, A., Lefevre, A., Tobie, G., Genova, A., Lunine, J.I. and Zebker, H. (2014). Shape, topography, gravity anomalies and tidal deformation of Titan, Icarus, 236, pp. 169-177. DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2014.03.018
Mazarico, E., Genova, A., Goossens, S., Lemoine, F.G., Neumann, G.A., Zuber, M.T., Smith, D.E. and Solomon, S.C. (2014). The gravity field, orientation, and ephemeris of Mercury from MESSENGER observations after three years in orbit, Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 119(12), pp. 2417-2436. DOI: 10.1002/2014JE004675
Genova, A., Iess, L. and Marabucci, M. (2013). Mercury's gravity field from the first six months of MESSENGER data, Planetary and Space Science, 81, pp. 55-64. DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2013.02.006
Genova, A., Marabucci, M. and Iess, L. (2012). A batch-sequential filter for the BepiColombo radio science experiment, Journal of Aerospace Engineering, Sciences and Applications, 4(4), pp. 17-30. DOI: 10.7446/jaesa.0404.02
Genova, A., Marabucci, M. and Iess, L. (2012). Mercury radio science experiment of the mission BepiColombo, Memorie della Società Astronomica Italiana - Journal of the Italian Astronomical Society, 20, pp. 127-131.
Marabucci, M., Iess, L. and Genova, A. (2010). Numerical simulations of the Radio Science Experiment of the Mission BepiColombo to Mercury, Advances in the Astronautical Sciences, 136, pp. 1373-1383.
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