The Camera of the MASCOT Asteroid Lander on Board Hayabusa 2
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DOI: 10.1007/s11214-016-0263-2
Abstract: The MASCOT Camera (MasCam) is part of the Mobile Asteroid Surface Scout (MASCOT) lander’s science payload. MASCOT has been launched to asteroid (162173) Ryugu onboard JAXA’s Hayabusa 2 asteroid sample return mission on Dec 3rd,… read more here.
Keywords: hayabusa; mascot; surface; optics ... See more keywords
Dimensional Synthesis of the reconfigurable legged mobile lander with multi-mode and complex mechanism topology
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DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2020.104097
Abstract: Abstract The reconfigurable legged mobile lander (ReLML) integrates both landing and walking modes, promising to be employed in the future extraterrestrial exploration as a counterpart of lander and rover. To tackle the optimization challenge that… read more here.
Keywords: topology; multi mode; lander; mechanism ... See more keywords
Wind and surface roughness considerations for seismic instrumentation on a relocatable lander for Titan
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DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2021.105320
Abstract: Abstract The influence of terrain and the atmosphere on seismic measurements to be made by the Dragonfly rotorcraft lander on Saturn's moon Titan are examined. The need to relocate the vehicle leads to rather different… read more here.
Keywords: surface roughness; wind surface; titan; lander ... See more keywords
Natural Landing Simulations on Generated Local Rocky Terrains for Asteroid Cubic Lander
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DOI: 10.1109/taes.2022.3152099
Abstract: Recent missions reveal that rubble-pile asteroids usually have a wide distribution of bare rocks in various scales. The dynamical evolution of a lander interacting with such rough surfaces is still an open problem. This article… read more here.
Keywords: landing motion; natural landing; lander; local rocky ... See more keywords
Director Lander, the time is now
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DOI: 10.1126/science.abk1976
Abstract: The Biden administration's decision to elevate the Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to a cabinet-level position is a win for science. Eric Lander, confirmed in May by the… read more here.
Keywords: director; lander time; science; director lander ... See more keywords