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Planetary Drill Systems

Planetary Drill Systems is a robotic excavation technology designed for extraterrestrial environments, distinguished by its capability to acquire subsurface samples from planetary bodies such as Mars, the Moon, or asteroids through controlled drilling operations under extreme thermal, gravitational, and geological conditions.

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1.4K

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170

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38

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2017–2026

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Publications

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Drilling Systems for Extraterrestrial Subsurface Exploration

K. Zacny, Yoseph Bar‐Cohen, Matthew C. Brennan et al. · Astrobiology · 2008 · 195 citations

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LunarVader: Development and Testing of Lunar Drill in Vacuum Chamber and in Lunar Analog Site of Antarctica

K. Zacny, G. Paulsen, M. Szczesiak et al. · Journal of Aerospace Engineering · 2012 · 74 citations

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DAME: Planetary-Prototype Drilling Automation

B. Glass, Howard Cannon, Mark Lau Branson et al. · Astrobiology · 2008 · 64 citations

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Concept evaluation of Mars drilling and sampling instrument

Matti Anttila · Aaltodoc (Aalto University) · 2005 · 48 citations · Full text

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Drilling in ancient permafrost on Mars for evidence of a second genesis of life

H. D. Smith, Christopher P. McKay · Planetary and Space Science · 2005 · 47 citations

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Authors

170

  1. BG
    B. Glass

    Ames Research Center, United States

    11 publications · 493 citations

    11

    h-index

  2. KZ
    K. Zacny

    Honeybee Robotics (United States), United States

    12 publications · 451 citations

    11

    h-index

  3. GP
    G. Paulsen

    Honeybee Robotics (United States), United States

    12 publications · 516 citations

    11

    h-index

  4. CP
    Christopher P. McKay

    Ames Research Center, United States

    8 publications · 413 citations

    8

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  5. YB
    Yoseph Bar‐Cohen

    Jet Propulsion Laboratory, United States

    7 publications · 354 citations

    7

    h-index

1–5 of 170

Institutions

38

  1. Honeybee Robotics (United States)

    Brooklyn, United States

    12 h-index

    62 publications

    2.4K citations

  2. Ames Research Center

    Mountain View, United States

    11 h-index

    42 publications

    1.9K citations

  3. Jet Propulsion Laboratory

    Pasadena, United States

    9 h-index

    67 publications

    2K citations

  4. Harbin Institute of Technology

    Harbin, China

    6 h-index

    24 publications

    547 citations

  5. University of Surrey

    Guildford, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    309 citations

  6. University of Bath

    Bath, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    150 citations

  7. California Institute of Technology

    Pasadena, United States

    3 h-index

    14 publications

    274 citations

  8. McGill University

    Montreal, Canada

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    101 citations

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Venues

  1. Planetary and Space Science

    4 publications · 130 citations

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  2. Advances in Space Research

    4 publications · 103 citations

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  3. Astrobiology

    2 publications · 259 citations

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  4. Aaltodoc (Aalto University)

    Repository · 1 publications · 48 citations

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  5. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

    1 publications · 43 citations

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