ISRU Implications for Lunar and Martian Plume Effects

التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
العنوان: ISRU Implications for Lunar and Martian Plume Effects
المؤلفون: Metzger, Philip T., Li, Xiaoyi, Immer, Christopher D., Lane, John E.
المصدر: In: 47th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting including The New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition. 05 January 2009 - 08 January 2009. Orlando, Florida
سنة النشر: 2021
المجموعة: Astrophysics
Physics (Other)
مصطلحات موضوعية: Astrophysics - Earth and Planetary Astrophysics, Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Physics - Fluid Dynamics
الوصف: Experiments, analyses, and simulations have shown that the engine exhaust plume of a Mars lander large enough for human spaceflight will create a deep crater in the martian soil, blowing ejecta to approximately 1 km distance, damaging the bottom of the lander with high-momentum rock impacts, and possibly tilting the lander as the excavated hole collapses to become a broad residual crater upon engine cutoff. Because of this, we deem that we will not have adequate safety margins to land humans on Mars unless we robotically stabilize the soil to form in situ landing pads prior to the mission. It will take a significant amount of time working in a harsh off-planet environment to develop and certify the new technologies and procedures for in situ landing pad construction. The only place to reasonably accomplish this is on the Moon.
Comment: 19 pages, 17 figures
نوع الوثيقة: Working Paper
DOI: 10.2514/6.2009-1204
URL الوصول: http://arxiv.org/abs/2104.06248
رقم الانضمام: edsarx.2104.06248
قاعدة البيانات: arXiv