The Science of Dragonfly

The Science of Dragonfly

Dragonfly is a NASA mission to explore the chemistry and habitability of Saturn's largest moon, Titan. The fourth mission in the New Frontiers line, Dragonfly will send an autonomously-operated rotorcraft to visit dozens of sites on Titan, investigating the moon's surface and shallow subsurface for organic molecules and possible biosignatures. To carry out its mission, Dragonfly is equipped with a neutron spectrometer, a drill system, and a mass spectrometer, allowing scientists to make a detailed survey of Titan's chemical makeup. Dragonfly is scheduled to launch in 2026 and arrive at Titan in 2034. Universal Production Music: "Clediss" by Thomas Stempfle and Tom Sue, "Downloading Landscapes" by Andrew Michael Britton and David Stephen Goldsmith Read more: https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/1184/why-is-nasa-sending-dragonfly-to-titan-here-are-five-reasons/ Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Johns Hopkins APL Dan Gallagher (USRA): Producer Narrator Writer Jonathan North (USRA): Lead Animator Melissa Trainer (NASA/GSFC): Lead Writer Scientist Michael Lentz (USRA): Animator Ann Parsons (NASA/GSFC): Scientist Elizabeth Turtle (Johns Hopkins University/APL): Scientist Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET): Technical Support This video is public domain and along with other supporting visualizations can be downloaded from the Scientific Visualization Studio at: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/13562 If you liked this video, subscribe to the NASA Goddard YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/NASAExplorer Follow NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center · Instagram http://www.instagram.com/nasagoddard · Twitter http://twitter.com/NASAGoddard · Twitter http://twitter.com/NASAGoddardPix · Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/NASA.GSFC · Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/gsfc