Geology of the InSight landing site on Mars [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2020 The InSight spacecraft landed on Mars on November 2018. Here, the authors characterize the surficial geology of the landing site and compare with observations and models derived from remote sensing data prior to landing and from ongoing in situ ...
M. Golombek +46 more
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Assessment of InSight Landing Site Predictions [PDF]
Journal of Geophysical Research E: Planets, 2020 AbstractComprehensive analysis of remote sensing data used to select the Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) landing site correctly predicted the atmospheric temperature and pressure profile during entry and descent, the safe landing surface, and the geologic setting of the site.
Ingrid J. Daubar +2 more
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An Approved Landing Site (ALS) improves the logistics of interhospital transfer of critically ill patients by helicopter [PDF]
Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic limited hospital resources and necessitated interhospital transport of ICU-patients in order to provide critical care to all patients in the Netherlands. However, not all hospitals have an approved landing site.
Geert-Jan van Geffen +3 more
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Rock Abundance and Erosion Rate at the Zhurong Landing Site in Southern Utopia Planitia on Mars
Earth and Space Science, 2022 Rocks on the Martian surface exhibit signatures of geological activities. Rock distribution is also an important factor for landing site selection for exploration missions.
Zeyu Chen +7 more
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A Case Study in the Mars Landing Site Selection for Science Objects [PDF]
Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2012 It is a crucial matter to select a landing site for landers or rovers in planning the Mars exploration. The landing site must have not only a scientific value as a landing site, but also geographical features to lead a safe landing for Mars probes.
Haingja Seo +5 more
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An adaptive confidence-driven framework for real-time lidar and visual data fusion in autonomous aerial vehicle landing site assessment [PDF]
Scientific ReportsDrones and Aerial Vehicles are now increasingly relying on autonomous landing site assessment to find a safe landing spot. The modern day Technique for finding safe landing site involves use of Both LiDAR and Image data, LiDAR data is used for detecting ...
Mudit Raj Sade +3 more
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LANDSAFE: LANDING SITE RISK ANALYSIS SOFTWARE FRAMEWORK [PDF]
The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2012 The European Space Agency (ESA) is planning a Lunar Lander mission in the 2018 timeframe that will demonstrate precise soft landing at the polar regions of the Moon.
R. Schmidt +7 more
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The Lunar Regolith Thickness and Stratigraphy of the Chang’E-6 Landing Site
Remote SensingThe Chang’E-6 (CE-6) mission successfully returned 1935.3 g of lunar soil samples from the Apollo basin within the South Pole–Aitken basin. One of its scientific objectives is to investigate the subsurface structure and regolith thickness at the landing ...
Jin Li +5 more
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Oxia Planum: The Landing Site for the ExoMars “Rosalind Franklin” Rover Mission: Geological Context and Prelanding Interpretation [PDF]
Astrobiology, 2021 Matthew Balme +2 more
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JOINT KINEMATICS OF LANDING IN ACL REHABILITATED VOLUNTEERS [PDF]
, 2011 The purpose of the present study was to compare the variability of movement and force production in ACL rehabilitated volunteers during landing from a maximal drop jump.
Breen, S, Kenny, IC, Harrison, AJ
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