Mars soil mechanical properties and suitability of mars soil simulants

Journal of Aerospace Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 169-176

  Perko, Howard A ^a   Nelson, John D ^b   Green, Jacklyn R ^c  

^a CTL/Thompson Inc   (United States)

^b Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Grain size; Mechanical properties; Planets; Shear strength; Simulation; Soil properties; Space exploration

Indexed keywords

MARS SOIL SIMULANTS; MASS WASTING FEATURES; SOIL PROPERTIES; THERMAL INERTIA MEASUREMENTS;

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENSITY MEASUREMENT (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); GEOMORPHOLOGY; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLANETS; REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES; SHEAR STRENGTH; SLOPE STABILITY;

SOIL MECHANICS;

EID: 33745305720     PISSN: 08931321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0893-1321(2006)19:3(169)     Document Type: Article

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