Friction of drill bits under Martian pressure

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Zacny, K A ^a   Cooper, G A ^b  

^a HONEYBEE ROBOTICS   (United States)

^b Berkeley   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; DRILL BIT; FRICTION; MARS; MARTIAN ATMOSPHERE; PLANETARY SURFACE; PRESSURE EFFECT;

EID: 34249882712     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JE002538     Document Type: Article

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