DocumentCode
1269615
Title
Drilling holes in Mars
Author
Zorpette, Glenn
Volume
39
Issue
4
fYear
2002
fDate
4/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
22
Abstract
This paper describes an electric drill that will make the first holes in rocks on Mars. Attached to a robotic arm on the mission´s roving vehicle, the Rover Rock Abrasion Tool will bore holes 45 mm in diameter and 5 mm deep in Mars rocks. To make each indentation, Honeybee has been allotted only 32.5 Wh. The drill itself with its diamond bit weighs just 0.7 kg
Keywords
Mars; aerospace robotics; machining; space research; 0.7 kg; 32.5 Wh; 45 mm; 5 mm; Honeybee robotic electric drill; Mars; Rover Rock Abrasion Tool; diamond bit; robotic arm; roving vehicles; Atmosphere; Boring; Drilling; Earth; Mars; NASA; Orbital robotics; Planets; Robots; Temperature;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Spectrum, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9235
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/6.993798
Filename
993798
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