Thermomechanical Fatigue of Unidirectional Carbon Fiber/Epoxy Composite in Space

Table 2

Safe planets, moons, and asteroids for UD CFRE in the outer solar system [16].

Planet	Moon	Asteroid	Temperature range (°C)	Safety
Jupiter			−163 to −121	Safe
	Jupiter’s moon, Io		−183 to −143	Safe
	Jupiter’s moon, Europa		−223 to −148	Not safe
	Jupiter’s moon, Ganymede		−203 to −121	Safe
	Jupiter’s moon, Callisto		−193 to −108	Safe
Saturn			−191 to −130	Safe
	Saturn’s moon, Titan		−179	Safe
	Saturn’s moon, Enceladus		−240 to −128	Not safe
	Saturn’s moon, Lapetus		−173 to −143	Safe
	Saturn’s moon, Mimas		−209	Safe
	Saturn’s moon, Hyperion		−180	Safe
Uranus			−214 to −205	Safe
	Uranus’s moon, Miranda		−223 to −187	Not safe
Neptune			−223 to −220	Not safe
	Neptune’s moon, Triton		−235	Not safe
Pluto			−240 to −218	Not safe
Eris			−246 to −230	Not safe
Makemake			−243 to −238	Not safe