Research Trends in the Development of Martian Soil Simulants for the Evaluation of Rover Mobility Performance

Byung-Hyun Ryu; Seung-Soo Park; Hyu-Soung Shin

doi:10.7474/TUS.2023.33.5.373

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Research Trends in the Development of Martian Soil Simulants for the Evaluation of Rover Mobility Performance 탐사로버의 주행성능 검토를 위한 인공 화성 토양 개발관련 연구 동향

31 October 2023. pp. 373-387

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Abstract

Scientific exploration of extraterrestrial planets has gripped human imagination since the advent of space travel. Human missions to Mars could produce insight into the essential questions of how, when and where life began on Earth. Such missions would only be feasible using local space resources materials, a concept called in situ-resource utilization (ISRU). The purpose of this paper is to provide a thorough review of the currently available Mars soil simulants and to determine those with geotechnical properties most appropriate for vehicle mobility studies. Sourcing and processing are considered since full-scale studies require bulk quantities of material on the order of tens of tons. This review identifies the simulants with the highest fidelity to Mars wind drift soils. In addition, recommendation guide for mars soil simulant development made.

Keywords

Planet exploration

In-Situ resource utilization

Mars

Soil simulant

우주 여행이 시작된 이래로 우주 행성에 대한 과학적 탐사는 인간의 상상력을 높이고 있다. 화성에 대한 임무는 지구에서 생명체가 언제, 어디서, 어떻게 시작되었는지에 대한 중요한 질문에 답을 제공할 수 있으며, 이 임무는 현지 우주 자원 활용(ISRU) 개념을 통해서만 실행 가능하다. 이 논문에서는 현재 우주 강국들을 중심으로 진행 중인 화성 탐사를 다루며, 인공 화성토양 조사와 탐사 로버의 이동성 연구를 중점으로 다루고 있다. 화성의 실제 지상 환경을 모사하기 위해서는 수십 톤의 토양이 필요하므로 원료 확보와 처리 과정도 고려되어야 한다. 이를 위해 화성 표면 토양과 유사한 특성을 가진 인공 토양을 선별하고, 인공 화성토양 개발을 위한 필요 사항을 제시한다. 이 연구를 통해 화성 탐사 임무에서 로버의 이동성을 평가하는 데 필요한 적절한 화성 토양을 개발하는 데 도움이 될 것으로 기대된다.

키워드

행성탐사

현지자원활용

화성

인공 화성토양

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Publisher :Korean Society for Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
Publisher(Ko) :한국암반공학회
Journal Title :Tunnel and Underground Space
Journal Title(Ko) :터널과 지하공간
Volume : 33
No :5
Pages :373-387
Received Date : 2023-09-11
Revised Date : 2023-10-05
Accepted Date : 2023-10-06
DOI :https://doi.org/10.7474/TUS.2023.33.5.373

Tunnel and Underground SpaceISSN:1225-1275(Print) 2287-1748(Online)한국암반공학회

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