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.


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    Title :

    Icy Soil Acquisition Device for the 2007 Phoenix Mars Lander


    Contributors:
    Chu, Philip (author) / Wilson, Jack (author) / Davis, Kiel (author) / Shiraishi, Lori (author) / Burke, Kevin (author)


    Publication date :

    2008-05-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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