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Traditional rotary drilling for planetary rock sampling, in situ analysis, and sample return are challenging because the axial force and holding torque requirements are not necessarily compatible with lightweight spacecraft architectures in low-gravity enviro …
Traditional rotary drilling for planetary rock sampling, in situ analysis, and sample return are challenging because th …