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    The Ultimate Cosmic Journey: Visiting Every Moon

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    Join hosts Lena and Eli as they explore the ambitious scientific roadmap to visit all 200+ moons in our solar system, from revolutionary propulsion systems to the search for life on distant worlds.

    The Ultimate Cosmic Journey: Visiting Every Moon

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    Instead of treating each destination as a separate mission, they're proposing this elegant dual approach that maximizes our scientific return while being realistic about budget constraints.

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    In situ Exploration of the Giant Planets
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    https://hal.science/hal-02282409v1/file/1908.00917.pdf
    Outer Solar System Exploration: A Compelling and Unified Dual Mission Decadal Strategy for Exploring Uranus, Neptune, Triton, Dwarf Planets, and Small KBOs and Centaurs
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    https://arxiv.org/abs/1807.08769
    Science Goals and Mission Objectives for the Future Exploration of Ice Giants Systems: A Horizon 2061 Perspective
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    https://ajax.ehu.es/grupo/Protegido/Articprot/2021.SSR.Blanc_IceGiants_Horizons_2061.pdf
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