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Rotary Percussive Sample Acquisition Tool (SAT): Hardware Development and TestingIn support of a potential Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission an Integrated Mars Sample Acquisition and Handling (IMSAH) architecture has been proposed to provide a means for Rover-based end-to-end sample capture and caching. A key enabling feature of the architecture is the use of a low mass sample Acquisition Tool (SAT) that is capable of drilling and capturing rock cores directly within a sample tube in order to maintain sample integrity and prevent contamination across the sample chain. As such, this paper will describe the development and testing of a low mass rotary percussive SAT that has been shown to provide a means for core generation, fracture, and capture.
Document ID
20130000398
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Conference Paper
External Source(s)
Authors
Klein, Kerry
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Badescu, Mircea
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Haddad, Nicolas
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Shiraishi, Lori
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Walkemeyer, Phillip
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 27, 2013
Publication Date
May 16, 2012
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Meeting Information
Meeting: 41st Aerospace Mechanisms Symposium, Proceedings of a Symposium
Location: Pasadena, CA
Country: United States
Start Date: May 16, 2012
End Date: May 18, 2012
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
Tool Deployment Device (TDD)
Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission
Sample Acquisition Tool (SAT)
Sample Handling Encapsulation and Containerization (SHEC)
Integrated Mars Sample Acquisition and Handling (IMSAH)

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