Compass Final Report: Europa Tunnelbot

Oleson, Steven ; Newman, J Michael ; Dombard, Andrew ; Meyer-Dombard, D' Arcy ; Craft, Kate ; Sterbentz, James ; Colozza, Anthony ; Faller, Brent ; Fittje, James ; Gyekenyesi, John(ZIN Technologies, Inc, Middleburg Heights, OH, United States)

关键词: EUROPA;    ICE;    BIOMARKERS;    EXTRATERRESTRIAL OCEANS;    CONCURRENT ENGINEERING;   

RP-ID  :  NASA/TP—2019-220054,E-19649,GRC-E-DAA-TN61831

学科分类：航空航天科学

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来源: NASA Technical Reports Server

【 摘 要 】

The Compass Final Report: Europa Tunnelbot, is a summary of three Compass concurrent engineering team designs for penetrating the ice of Europa and reaching the ocean, while sampling for biomarkers and communicating back to the surface. These conceptual designs, while providing complete conceptual layouts for these penetrators, or 'Tunnelbots' along with the associated communication 'Repeaters' primarily focused on the power and thermal systems needed for these devices. Trades for these systems will provide advantages and challenges for each option. These results will be used to guide power technology development.