During the Apollo and Viking programs, NASA needed to know how the rocket exhaust would affect the soil on the Moon and Mars. A number of studies were done during the 50's through 70's, but little or no work has been done since then. Existing models are crude and significant theoretical questions still exist


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    Title :

    Rocket Exhaust Cratering: A Significant Challenge for Space Exploration


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Workshop on Granular Materials in Lunar and Martian Exploration ; 2005 ; Cocoa Beach, FL, United States


    Publication date :

    2005-02-02


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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