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Scouting Ahead of Human Footsteps: The Role of the Tumbleweed Rover in Providing High-resolution Radiation and Water Mapping on Mars
Europlanet Science Congress 2024
— 2024 — Copernicus Meetings
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September 11, 2024
Abstract
Mars’ feeble atmosphere and lack of a magnetosphere imply that the surface is exposed to ionizing radiation particles from solar winds as well as Galactic Cosmic Rays (GCRs). Thus, Martian radiation dose exposure is consequential for long-term human and robotic exploration. As such, it is critical to develop a rigorous and holistic understanding of the radiation surface environment using in-situ measurements acquired over large areas. Team Tumbleweed aims to revolutionise Mars exploration by offering a platform capable of navigating harsh terrain at lower costs and reduced mission risk. A swarm-based architecture, consisting of wind-driven Tumbleweed rovers, could open new doors for planetary science. Namely, a suite of miniaturized instruments hosted by this swarm would provide higher spatio-temporal resolutions for the characterisation of ionizing radiation and water equivalent hydrogen mapping at the near-surface level.
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Publisher
Copernicus Meetings
Link to the publisher's version
https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC2024/EPSC2024-790.html
Title of the publication container
Europlanet Science Congress 2024
Location of the conference
Berlin
Conference date start
September 8, 2024
Conference date end
September 13, 2024
Volume
Vol 17.
Issue
EPSC2024-790
Fields of Science and Technology (FOS)
other-natural-sciences - Other natural sciences
Publication language (ISO code)
eng - English
Rights type:
Open access