Human exploration of Small Bodies is being investigated as a precursor to a Mars surface mission. Asteroids, comets, dwarf planets, and the moons of Mars all fall into this Small Bodies category and some are being discussed as potential mission tar-gets. Obtaining geological samples for return to Earth will be a major objective for any mission to a Small Body. Currently the knowledge base for geology sampling in microgravity is in its infancy. Furthermore, humans interacting with non-engineered surfaces in a microgravity environment poses unique challenges. In preparation for such missions, a team at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) John-son Space Center (JSC) has been working to gain experience on how to safely obtain numerous sample types in such an environment. This abstract briefly summarizes the type of samples the science community is interested in, discusses an integrated geology sampling solution, and highlights some of the unique challenges associated with this type of exploration.


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    Titel :

    A Geology Sampling System for Small Bodies


    Beteiligte:
    Hood, A. D. (Autor:in) / Naids, A. J. (Autor:in) / Graff, T. (Autor:in) / Abell, P. (Autor:in)

    Kongress:

    Lunar and Planetary Science Conference ; 2015 ; The Woodlands, TX, United States


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2015-03-16


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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