We completed a lidar survey of lava tubes in Idaho as an analog to the exploration of pits on the Moon and Mars. Pits are exploration targets for future missions because they provide both lucrative science and possible shelter. Exploration at these sites will require innovative engineering to access the interiors. We present findings that demonstrate the scientific and operational potential of lidar within such challenging environments, and discuss our results for Indian Tunnel, the largest tube we surveyed (Fig. 1).


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    Titel :

    Planetary Exploration of Lava Tubes with Lidar at Craters of the Moon, Idaho


    Beteiligte:
    Garry, W. B. (Autor:in) / Hughes, S. S. (Autor:in) / Nawotniak, S. E. Kobs (Autor:in) / Whelley, P. L. (Autor:in) / Lim, D. S. S. (Autor:in) / Heldmann, J. L. (Autor:in)

    Kongress:

    Lunar and Planetary Science Conference ; 2017 ; The Woodlands, TX, United States


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2017-03-20


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch