Investigation of diamond-impregnated drill bit wear while drilling under Earth and Mars conditions

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 109, Issue 7, 2004, Pages

  Zacny, K A ^a   Cooper, G A ^a  

^a Berkeley   (United States)

Author keywords

Diamond bit; Drilling; Mars

Indexed keywords

DRILL BIT; DRILLING; MARS; TRIBOLOGY; WEAR;

EID: 4644237144     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JE002204     Document Type: Article

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