Prospecting for in situ resources on the moon and mars using wheel-based sensors

M. G. Buehler; R. C. Anderson; S. Seshadri; M. G. Schaap

doi:10.1109/AERO.2005.1559351

Prospecting for in situ resources on the moon and mars using wheel-based sensors

M. G. Buehler, R. C. Anderson, S. Seshadri, M. G. Schaap

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¹²The Apollo and Russian missions during 1970's were reviewed to rediscover the type and distribution of minerals on the Moon. This study revealed that the Moon has a restricted set of minerals when compared with the Earth. Results from lunar minerals brought back to Earth, indicate that the Moon lacks water, hydroxyl ions, and carbon based minerals. This mineral set is probably incomplete and so is the motivation for prospecting for other minerals using wheel-base sensors. Our approach to prospecting utilizes a vehicle with sensors embedded in a wheel that allow measurements while the vehicle is in motion. Once a change in soil composition is detected, decision making software stops the vehicle and analytical instruments perform a more quantitative soil analysis. This paper discusses instrumentation and data derived from wheel-based sensors.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Proceedings - 2005 IEEE Aerospace Conference
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/AERO.2005.1559351
State	Published - 2005
Externally published	Yes
Event	2005 IEEE Aerospace Conference - Big Sky, MT, United States Duration: Mar 5 2005 → Mar 12 2005

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Name	IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings
Volume	2005
ISSN (Print)	1095-323X

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Other	2005 IEEE Aerospace Conference
Country/Territory	United States
City	Big Sky, MT
Period	3/5/05 → 3/12/05

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Aerospace Engineering
Space and Planetary Science

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