On a method of investigating terrestrial planets.
Abstract
The use of penetrators for the seismic investigation of the terrestrial planets is considered. The penetrator design is described, and its efficiency in planetary investigation is assessed. The possible implementation of a penetrator experiment on Venus is considered.
- Publication:
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Kosmicheskie Issledovaniia
- Pub Date:
- July 1988
- Bibcode:
- 1988KosIs..26..591B
- Keywords:
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- Penetrometers;
- Seismology;
- Terrestrial Planets;
- Planetary Atmospheres;
- Rigid Structures;
- Tectonics;
- Lunar and Planetary Exploration;
- Space Probes:Terrestrial Planets;
- Terrestrial Planets:Space Probes