The MARS Journal Vol 3, pp 1-11 - Coring basalt under Mars low pressure conditions

Experimental set up showing an auger with a coring bit drilling basalt rock sample at Mars atmospheric pressure.
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Coring basalt under Mars low pressure conditions

Kris A. Zacny and George A. Cooper
¹Honeybee Robotics Ltd., 460 West 34th Street, New York, NY 10001 USA
²Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA

Citation: Mars 3, 1-11, 2007; doi:10.1555/mars.2007.0001

History: Submitted: October 13, 2006; Reviewed: February 9, 2007; Revised: February 10, 2007; Accepted: February 12, 2007; Published: March 9, 2007

Summary: We report and evaluate drilling results in hard basalt under Mars low pressure conditions and introduce an equation that may be used to estimate drilling performance in hard formations.

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