Three University of Wisconsin-Madison space studies are discussed briefly. The Mars Penetrator Retrieval System, used to acquire and analyze soil samples from a region approximately 15 to 30 feet below the Martian surface, uses a drill bit with three cutting tips arranged in a radially terraced formation. A prototype was built and tested. The Mars Egg is a small surface analyzer that would be dropped on the surface of Mars from an orbiter and would analyze the gases present in the surface soil over a period of one Martian year to determine the diffusivity of the soil. The egg contains a gas chromatograph, radio transmitter, and the necessary power supplies. Also discussed is the design of a GeoShack, a manned or unmanned mini-space station in geosynchronous orbit, designed for the repair, attitude correction, and general upkeep of satellites in geosynchnonous orbit.
Mars penetrator sample retrieval system
01.11.1990
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
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Englisch
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