Investigating the Geotechnical Properties of the Lunar South Pole with NASA VIPER’s Mobility System

Investigating the Geotechnical Properties of the Lunar South Pole with NASA VIPER’s Mobility System

The NASA Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) is capable of assessing the geotechnical properties of the lunar south pole’s terrain, specifically as they pertain to terramechanics or the wheel–terrain interaction, combining the rover’s mobility system and science payloads. This pa...

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Main Authors: Erin Rezich, Valentin T. Bickel, Parker L. Francis, Arno Rogg, Antoine Tardy, Colin Creager, Heather A. Oravec, Alexander Schepelmann, Kimberly Ennico-Smith, Ariel Deutsch, Masatoshi Hirabayashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
Series:The Planetary Science Journal
Subjects:
Lunar surface
Lunar regolith
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/add13f
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