Table 4 Minimum number of orbital periods (\(n_{\min}\)) required to reach the targeted accuracy (\(\kappa = 0.1\)) for the three observables, depending on the PIONEERS model (compact versus high-performance)
From: PIONEERS: a 6DoF motion sensor to measure rotation and tides in the Solar System
Body | \(n_{\min}\) (Compact) | \(n_{\min}\) (HP) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Observables | \(\Omega\) | \(a_c\) | \(a_T\) | \(\Omega\) | \(a_c\) | \(a_T\) |
Dimorphos | 1 | \(\emptyset\) | \(\emptyset\) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Phobos | \(\emptyset\) | \(\emptyset\) | \(\emptyset\) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Europa | \(\emptyset\) | \(\emptyset\) | 1 | 1 | \(\emptyset\) | 1 |
Io | 6 | \(\emptyset\) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Titan | \(\emptyset\) | \(\emptyset\) | 1 | 2 | \(\emptyset\) | 1 |
Enceladus | \(\emptyset\) | \(\emptyset\) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Triton | \(\emptyset\) | \(\emptyset\) | 1 | \(\emptyset\) | \(\emptyset\) | 1 |
Moon | \(\emptyset\) | \(\emptyset\) | \(\emptyset\) | \(\emptyset\) | \(\emptyset\) | 1 |
Mars | \(\emptyset\) | \(\emptyset\) | \(\emptyset\) | \(\emptyset\) | \(\emptyset\) | 1 |