MARSDROP Microprobes Could Expand Spacecraft Mission Capabilities
Tucson AZ (SPX) Mar 19, 2015 - Microprobes that piggyback on Mars-bound spacecraft could investigate areas currently unavailable to surface instruments, a Planetary Science Institute researcher said. The payload could be steered to scientifically desired targets during the gliding phase, enabling a wide variety of enticing research locations including canyons, fresh impact crater sites, volcanic region and glaciers, PSI ... more

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