[HTML][HTML] Formation of Tianwen-1 landing crater and mechanical properties of Martian soil near the landing site

X Chen, Z Zhang, J Li, S Li, T Xu, B Zheng… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
After landing in the Utopia Planitia, Tianwen-1 formed the deepest landing crater on Mars,
approximately 40 cm deep, exposing precious information about the mechanical properties …

Results from InSight robotic arm activities

M Golombek, T Hudson, P Bailey, N Balabanska… - Space Science …, 2023 - Springer
The InSight lander carried an Instrument Deployment System (IDS) that included an
Instrument Deployment Arm (IDA), scoop, five finger “claw” grapple, forearm-mounted …

The InSight-HP3 mole on Mars: Lessons learned from attempts to penetrate to depth in the Martian soil

T Spohn, TL Hudson, L Witte, T Wippermann… - Advances in Space …, 2022 - Elsevier
The NASA InSight lander mission to Mars payload includes the Heat Flow and Physical
Properties Package HP 3 to measure the surface heat flow. The package was designed to …

[HTML][HTML] Mars thermal inertia and surface temperatures by the Mars Climate Sounder

S Piqueux, DM Kass, A Kleinböhl, M Slipski, PO Hayne… - Icarus, 2024 - Elsevier
Over the last 16 years, the Mars Climate Sounder (MCS) onboard the Mars Reconnaissance
Orbiter (MRO) has acquired a large body of surface observations at visible and thermal …

In situ regolith seismic velocity measurement at the InSight landing site on Mars

N Brinkman, C Schmelzbach… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Interior exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport's
(InSight) seismometer package Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure (SEIS) was placed …

Advances in Drill-Based Sampling Technology for Extraterrestrial Bodies

Y Wang, J Wang, G Zhang, M Gao, X Zhang… - Space Science …, 2024 - Springer
The sampling of extraterrestrial bodies is a critical technology in deep space exploration.
Analyzing these samples allows researchers to uncover valuable information about the …

Using wind dispersion effects during the InSight tether burial activities to better constrain the regolith grain size distribution

N Verdier, V Ansan, P Delage, KS Ali… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In an attempt to improve the quality of the seismic signals provided by the seismometer of
the InSight mission (Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat …

Seasonal variations of soil thermal conductivity at the InSight landing site

M Grott, S Piqueux, T Spohn… - Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The heat flow and physical properties package measured soil thermal conductivity at the
landing site in the 0.03–0.37 m depth range. Six measurements spanning solar longitudes …

Wave Velocities and Poisson Ratio in a Loose Sandy Martian Regolith Simulant Under Low Stresses: 1. Laboratory Investigation

JPC Betancourt, P Delage, B Caicedo… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Wave velocity measurements were performed on Fontainebleau sand samples used as a
Martian regolith simulant to investigate the elastic properties of the surface material at the …

Interiors of Earth-like planets and satellites of the solar system

D Breuer, T Spohn, T Van Hoolst… - Surveys in …, 2022 - Springer
The Earth-like planets and moons in our solar system have iron-rich cores, silicate mantles,
and a basaltic crust. Differentiated icy moons can have a core and a mantle and an outer …