The view looks northwest from the southern edge of the crater. A blue icon shows Perseverance’s general location as of Aug. 14, 2024, the 1,238th Martian day, or sol, of […]
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Mars Curiosity Astrobiology Rover ChemCam Instrument Has Fired 1 Million Times
The ChemCam instrument, developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory, recently zapped its laser for the 1 millionth time on Mars. Sitting on top of NASA’s Curiosity rover, ChemCam has been […]
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Iceworld Exploration: Underwater Droids Venture Deep Below Polar Ice
Called IceNode, the project envisions a fleet of autonomous robots that would help determine the melt rate of ice shelves.
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Mapping “Brain Terrain” Regions on Mars Using Deep Learning
One of the main objectives of the Mars Exploration Program is to search for evidence of past or current life on the planet.
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The Presence Of Liquid Water Is The Most Probable Explanation For Data Collected By Mars Insight
Data about Mars’ planetary crust gathered from the Mars InSight lander are best explained by the conclusion that the crust has stores of liquid water. Analysis led by Vashan Wright, […]
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There Are Oceans Of Water On Mars. They’re Just Too Deep To Tap.
Using seismic activity to probe the interior of Mars, geophysicists have found evidence for a large underground reservoir of liquid water — enough to fill oceans on the planet’s surface.
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Traversing Mars: Cooperative Informative Path Planning to Efficiently Navigate Unknown Scenes
The ability to traverse an unknown environment is crucial for autonomous robot operations. However, due to the limited sensing capabilities and system constraints, approaching this problem with a single robot […]
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Away Team Droid Tech: A Novel Concept for Titan Robotic Exploration Based On Soft Morphing Aerial Robots
This work introduces a novel approach for Titan exploration based on soft morphing aerial robots leveraging the use of flexible adaptive materials. The controlled deformation of the multirotor arms, actuated […]
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Away Team Droid Tech: Enabling In-Situ Resources Utilisation by Leveraging Collaborative Robotics And Astronaut-Robot Interaction
Space exploration and establishing human presence on other planets demand advanced technology and effective collaboration between robots and astronauts. Efficient space resource utilization is also vital for extraterrestrial settlements.
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Away Team Droid Tech: CISRU: A Robotics Software Suite To Enable Complex Rover-Rover And Astronaut-Rover Interaction
The CISRU project has focused on the development of a software suite for planetary (and terrestrial) robotics, fully abstracted from the robotic platform and enabling interaction between rovers and astronauts […]