NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) : A pdf

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Mars rover missions rely on time-consuming, power-exhausting processes to analyze the Martian regolith. A low power electrostatic sensor in the wheels of a future Mars rover could be used to quickly determine when the rover is driving over a different type of regolith. The Electrostatics and Surface Physics Laboratory at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center developed the Wheel Electrostatic Spectrometer as a feasibility study to investigate this option. In this paper, we discuss recent advances in this technology to increase the repeatability of the tribocharging experiments, along with supporting data. In addition, we discuss the development of a static elimination tool optimized for Martian conditions

• Creator/s: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS
• Date: 6/16/2014
• Year: 2014
• Book Topics/Themes: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), ELECTROSTATICS, MARS SURFACE, WHEELS, SPECTROMETERS, REGOLITH, ELECTRIC FIELDS, INFORMATION ANALYSIS, FEASIBILITY, Johansen, Michael Ryan, Phillips, James Ralph, Kelley, Joshua David, Mackey, Paul J., Holbert, Eirik, Clements, Gregory R., Calle, Carlos I

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