Abstract The Heat Flow and Physical Properties Package HP 3 for the InSight mission will
attempt the first measurement of the planetary heat flow of Mars. The data will be taken at the …

The NASA InSight lander mission to Mars payload includes the Heat Flow and Physical
Properties Package HP 3 to measure the surface heat flow. The package was designed to …

Abstract InSight's Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure (SEIS) provides a unique and
unprecedented opportunity to conduct the first geotechnical survey of the Martian soil by …

In recent years, small celestial bodies (SCBs) exploration missions have attracted extensive
attention. For the purposes of space resource exploitation and earth defense, revealing the …

Measurements of mechanical and thermophysical properties of planetary surface allow
determining many important parameters useful for planetologists. For example, effective …

Ceres, as revealed by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, is an ancient, crater-saturated body
dominated by low-albedo clays. Yet, localised sites display a bright, carbonate mineralogy …

The low‐velocity penetrator (LVP) is a planetary penetration device that can drive itself to a
target depth through its internal periodic impacts. When LVP generates impact energy, it …

In the past decade, the wireline robot has received increasing attention due to the
advantages of light weight, low cost, and flexibility compared to the traditional drilling …

The NASA InSight mission will provide an opportunity for soil investigations using the
penetration data of the heat flow probe built by the German Aerospace Center DLR. The …

This paper provides a description of the specific design features and nuances of the
Hammering Mechanism, a drive unit for the HP3 mole-type penetrator for NASA's InSight …