Considerations, constraints and strategies for drilling on Mars

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 345-356

  Zacny, K ^a   Cooper, G ^b  

^a HONEYBEE ROBOTICS   (United States)

^b Berkeley   (United States)

Author keywords

Auger; Drill bit; Drilling; Mars

Indexed keywords

CUTTING; DRILLING; ICE; MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS; SANDSTONE; UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS;

AUGER; DRILL BIT;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 33644966947     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2005.12.003     Document Type: Article

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