Publication Date:
2018-06-12
Description:
The Icy Soil Acquisition Device is a first of its kind mechanism that is designed to acquire ice-bearing soil from the surface of the Martian polar region and transfer the samples to analytical instruments, playing a critical role in the potential discovery of existing water on Mars. The device incorporates a number of novel features that further the state of the art in spacecraft design for harsh environments, sample acquisition and handling, and high-speed low torque mechanism design.
Keywords:
Spacecraft Instrumentation and Astrionics
Type:
39th Aerospace Mechanisms Symposium; 289-302; NASA/CP-2008-215252
Format:
application/pdf
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