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Mars sample return: site selection and sample acquisition study
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Editor | Nickle, N. |
| Copyright Year | 1980 |
| Description | Various vehicle and mission options were investigated for the continued exploration of Mars; the cost of a minimum sample return mission was estimated; options and concepts were synthesized into program possibilities; and recommendations for the next Mars mission were made to the Planetary Program office. Specific sites and all relevant spacecraft and ground-based data were studied in order to determine: (1) the adequacy of presently available data for identifying landing sities for a sample return mission that would assure the acquisition of material from the most important geologic provinces of Mars; (2) the degree of surface mobility required to assure sample acquisition for these sites; (3) techniques to be used in the selection and drilling of rock a samples; and (4) the degree of mobility required at the two Viking sites to acquire these samples. |
| File Size | 1697100 |
| Page Count | 44 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19810019489 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t3130pn55 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1980-11-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Lunar And Planetary Exploration Samplers Teleoperators Site Selection Planetary Geology Mars Craters Mars Sample Return Missions Core Sampling Mission Planning Space Exploration Mars Surface Samples Mars Landing Roving Vehicles Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
