SPACEU SYMPOSIUM:
DR. MICHAEL LUCAS
ABSTRACT:
Here, we describe the GATOR project, where we tested three prototype lunar rover wheels on a replicated lunar highlands (e.g., the lunar south pole) regolith stratigraphic column with the goal of measuring the effect that repeated traffic has on the geotechnical properties of the regolith.
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UCF | Florida Space Institute
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