Jen Rochlis (JSC) & Estrellina Pacis (SPAWAR). Advisors. Rob Ambrose, Doug Craig, & Kelly Snook ..... D = Deep Sample. T = Trench. D/T = Deep or Trench ...
Ames Research Center
Improving Lunar Surface Science with Robotic Recon Terry Fong, Matt Deans, Pascal Lee, Jen Heldmann, David Kring, Essam Heggy, and Rob Landis
Apollo Lunar Surface Science
Jack Jack Schmitt Schmitt & & LRV LRV (Apollo (Apollo 17) 17)
What’s Changed Since Then?
Robotic Recon for Lunar Surface Science
3
What if the LRV had been a robot? 500 - Surface Days
Cumulative Days on Surface
#
500 500 days days (robots on (robots on surface) surface)
400
300
By By the the end end of of Apollo, Apollo, we we could could have have had had
40x 40x more more surface surface days days
200
12 12 days days (crew on (crew on surface) surface)
100 1
1
0
1
3
3
3
0
Robotic Recon for Lunar Surface Science
4
Notional Lunar Campaign
Robotic Recon for Lunar Surface Science
5
First Three Years
1140 1140 days days (robots (robots on on surface) surface)
During During the the first first three three years, years, crew crew is is on on the the surface surface
2x resolution of LRO LOLA Robotic Recon for Lunar Surface Science
