About us
The Planetary Exploration group at TU Delft’s faculty of Aerospace Engineering is a leading research group in the exploration of the Solar System and the planets beyond.
Our research group is part of the Space Engineering department at the TU Delft Aerospace Engineering faculty. We are situated in a region bustling with space activities, not far from ESA’s technical centre ESTEC, various space industries and leading astronomical institutes at Leiden and SRON. This dynamic environment fosters our activities and involvement in various international planetary missions. Of particular interest to our group are sub-surface oceans of planetary moons and planetary ring systems; the new frontiers in planetary exploration. Furthermore, we are part of the Delft Space Institute, which showcases our work on JUICE, a mission to explore Jupiter and its moon Europa.
Our staff shares a common passion for the exploration of the solar system, and the worlds beyond. In addition, our group benefits from internationally acknowledged experts, thanks to the part-time appointment (in 2010) of Prof. Imke de Pater from Berkeley and (since 2016) a joined professorship of Prof. Bernhard Brandl at Leiden University to foster ties with the astronomy community.
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