Rock Abrasion Tool: Mars exploration rover mission

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 108, Issue 12, 2003, Pages

  Gorevan, S P ^a   Myrick, T ^a   Davis, K ^a   Chau, J J ^a   Bartlett, P ^a   Mukherjee, S ^a   Anderson, R ^b   Squyres, S W ^c   Arvidson, R E ^d   Madsen, M B ^e   Bertelsen, P ^e   Goetz, W ^e   Binau, C S ^e   Richter, L ^f  

^a HONEYBEE ROBOTICS   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^f GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Grinding; IDD; Instrument; Payload; RAT; Rocks

Indexed keywords

EXPLORATION; MARS; ROCK; SAMPLER;

EID: 1542289006     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003je002061     Document Type: Article

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