Original paper

Study of a thermal drill head for the exploration of subsurface planetary ice layers

Volume: 56, Issue: 9, Pages: 1280 - 1292
Published: Jul 1, 2008
Abstract
The recently discovered water vapor plumes on Saturn's moon Enceladus, the polar caps of planet Mars and the possible ice volcanism on the Jovian satellites call for suitable techniques to explore deep ice layers of the solar system bodies. This paper presents a novel approach to deliver scientific probes into deeper layers of planetary ice. Several existing locomotion concepts and techniques for such probes are presented. After studying the...
Paper Details
Title
Study of a thermal drill head for the exploration of subsurface planetary ice layers
Published Date
Jul 1, 2008
Volume
56
Issue
9
Pages
1280 - 1292
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