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The Design and Engineering of Curiosity How the Mars Rover Performs Its Job

This book describes the most complex machine ever sent to another planet: Curiosity. It is a one-ton robot with two brains, seventeen cameras, six wheels, nuclear power, and a laser beam on its head. No one human understands how all of its systems and instruments work. This essential reference to th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lakdawalla, Emily
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2018, 2018
Edition:1st ed. 2018
Series:Space Exploration
Subjects:
Astronautics
Aerospace Technology And Astronautics
Aerospace Engineering
Planetary Science
Astrobiology
Space Physics
Astronomy, Cosmology And Space Sciences
Astronomy
Solar System
Online Access:
Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Dedication
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgements
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1: Mars Science Laboratory
  • Chapter 2: Getting to Mars
  • Chapter 3: Mars Operations
  • Chapter 4: How the Rover Works
  • Chapter 5: SA/SPaH: Acquisition, Processing, and Handling
  • Chapter 6: The Mast, Engineering Cameras, Navigation, and Hazard Avoidance
  • Chapter 7: Curiosity's Science Cameras
  • Chapter 8: Curiosity's Environmental Sensing Instruments
  • Chapter 9: Curiosity's Chemistry Instruments
  • Epilogue: Back on Earth
  • Appendix
  • About the Author
  • Index

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