Analog environments for a Europa lander mission

作者:Lorenz Ralph D*; Gleeson Damhnait; Prieto Ballesteros Olga; Gomez Felipe; Hand Kevin; Bulat Sergey
来源:Advances in Space Research, 2011, 48(4): 689-696.
DOI:10.1016/j.asr.2010.05.006

摘要

This paper reviews the utility of analog environments in preparations for a Europa lander mission. Such analogs are useful in the demonstration and rehearsal of engineering functions such as sample acquisition from an icy surface, as well as in the exercise of the scientific protocols needed to identify organic, inorganic and possible biological impurities in ice. Particular attention is drawn to Antarctic and Arctic analog sites where progress in these latter areas has been significant in recent years.

  • 出版日期2011-8-16