A melting probe with applications on mars, Europa and antarctica

International Astronautical Federation - 56th International Astronautical Congress 2005

Volumn 1, Issue , 2005, Pages 181-189

  Ulamec, S ^a,b   Biele, J ^b   Drescher, J ^b   Ivanov, A ^c,d  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b International Space University ^*  (Germany)

^c INTERNATIONAL SPACE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^d ISU   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED MATERIALS; ICY LAYERS; MELTING PROBE; PENETRATION VELOCITY;

MELTING; MOON; PLANETS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS;

SPACE RESEARCH;

EID: 34250890680     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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