Preliminary experiments, both in room and vacuum conditions, showed that the proposed strategy has good geological adaptability and sample-acquiring ability.
Mar 20, 2020 · A novel gas-driven regolith-sampling strategy is proposed, and a prototype was designed and fabricated for experimental validation.
The acquisition and analysis of regolith sample is the most direct and effective way to explore the geological construction of poorly known asteroids as ...
The OSIRIS-REx probe adopts a gas excitation sampling method to release high-pressure inert gas from a nitrogen bottle. Under the action of the airflow, the ...
The acquisition and analysis of regolith sample is the most direct and effective way to explore the geological construction of poorly known asteroids as ...
This paper explored the gas-driven sampling process on asteroid regolith based on the unresolved CFD–DEM method.
Jun 25, 2024 · A Combination Drill and Gas Conveyor Could Simplify Asteroid Extraction. Collecting material from an asteroid seems like a simple task. In ...
Gas-Driven Regolith-Sampling Strategy for Exploring Micro-Gravity Asteroids · Zengyi ZhaoShen Yin +8 authors. Tao Zhang. Engineering, Physics. IEEE Access. 2020.
In this design, the disk-shaped cutter is used to cut rocks on the asteroid surface and the air-blowing device is used to blow and take the rubble samples on ...
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We have developed a rapid, minimally-contacting, method of collecting sample material from regolith-bearing surfaces of solar system bodies using gas flow.