A concept for robotic lunar south pole exploration

Space 1998

Volumn , Issue , 1998, Pages 333-339

  Deans, Matthew ^a   Moorehead, Stewart ^a   Shamah, Ben ^a   Shillcutt, Kimberly ^a   Whittaker, William Red ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; ICEBREAKERS;

COLD TRAPS; EVOLVED GAS; LANDING CRAFTS; LUNAR SOUTH POLE; MODERATE TEMPERATURE; ROBOTIC EXPLORATIONS; ROBOTIC EXPLORERS; SURFACE DEPRESSIONS;

ROBOTICS;

EID: 0004060124     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/40339(206)39     Document Type: Conference Paper

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