Mars Science Helicopter: Compelling Science Enabled by an Aerial Platform
Whitepaper #361 submitted to the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey 2023-2032. Topics: Mars; other: Rotorcraft science; technology development
by Jonathan Bapst, T. J. Parker, J. Balaram, T. Tzanetos, L. H. Matthies, C. D. Edwards, A. Freeman, S. Withrow-Maser, W. Johnson, E. Amador-French, J. L. Bishop, I. J. Daubar, C. M. Dundas, A. A. Fraeman, C. W. Hamilton, C. Hardgrove, B. Horgan, C. W. Leung, Y. Lin, A. Mittelholz, and B. P. Weiss
Published onMar 18, 2021
Mars Science Helicopter: Compelling Science Enabled by an Aerial Platform
This white paper describes two conceptual rotorcraft, based on the design of Ingenuity on Mars 2020. These vehicles enable a wide range of innovative science investigations at Mars. We present three example mission concepts that illustrate this potential. We recommend a science rotorcraft mission to Mars in the next decade.
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