Advancing the Science of Giant Planet Atmospheric Entry

该项目旨在改进用于设计防热罩的模型，防热罩用于保护探测器进入巨行星（火星以外的四颗气态行星）的大气层。进一步的巨行星探索是未来十年行星科学的一个关键目标。然而，进入探测器将经历的环境具有许多未知和巨大的不确定性，使任务成为一项冒险的任务。利用独特的实验能力和最先进的模型，预期的项目结果是实验验证的巨行星进入流和表面化学模型。这将允许设计更有效的隔热罩，同时也增加任务成功的机会，进一步加深我们对宇宙的了解。

This project aims to improve models used to design the heat shields which protect probes entering the atmospheres of the giant planets - four gaseous planets out beyond Mars. Further giant planet exploration is a key planetary science goal of the coming decade. However, the environment which an entry probe would experience features many unknowns and large uncertainties, making a mission a risky undertaking. Using unique experimental capabilities and state-of-the-art modelling, the expected project outcome is experimentally validated giant planet entry flow and surface chemistry models. This will allow more efficient heat shields to be designed while also increasing the chance of mission success, furthering our understanding of the universe.