Collecting Ground Samples for Balloon-Borne Instruments

TBMG-5499

08/01/2009

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A proposed system in a gondola containing scientific instruments suspended by a balloon over the surface of the Saturn moon Titan would quickly acquire samples of rock or ice from the ground below. Prototypes of a sample-collecting device that would be a major part of the system have been tested under cryogenic and non-cryogenic conditions on Earth. Systems like this one could also be used in non-cryogenic environments on Earth to collect samples of rock, soil, ice, mud, or other ground material from such inaccessible or hazardous locations as sites of suspected chemical spills or biological contamination.

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"Collecting Ground Samples for Balloon-Borne Instruments," Mobility Engineering, August 1, 2009.
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Aug 1, 2009
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TBMG-5499
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English