Development of a Planetary Deep Drill

Zacny, K.; Shara, Michael M.; Paulsen, G.; Mellerowicz, B.; Spring, Justin; Ridilla, A.; Nguyen, Han; Ridilla, K.; Hedlund, Magnus; Sharpe, Roger; Bowsher, J.; Hoisington, N.; Gorevan, Stephen; Abrashkin, John; Cubrich, Lou; Reichenbach, Mark

doi:10.1061/9780784479971.027

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“…direct melting using a hot point, closed cycle hot water drills, and even direct lasers), mechanical systems use a cutter (drill bit, saw) to break the formation. These approaches, which have been applied in Antarctica and Greenland and are studied for future planetary missions (Bar-Cohen and Zacny 2009;Zacny et al 2013Zacny et al , 2016, will be described in this section.…”

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Key Technologies and Instrumentation for Subsurface Exploration of Ocean Worlds

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Space Sci Rev

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In this chapter, the key technologies and the instrumentation required for the subsurface exploration of ocean worlds are discussed. The focus is laid on Jupiter's moon Europa and Saturn's moon Enceladus because they have the highest potential for such missions in the near future. The exploration of their oceans requires landing on the surface, penetrating the thick ice shell with an ice-penetrating probe, and probably diving with an underwater vehicle through dozens of kilometers of water to the ocean floor, to have the chance to find

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