InSight Surface Operations, 26 Nov 2018- 21 Dec 2022 |
InSight Surface Operations, 26 Nov 2018- 21 Dec 2022 |
Nov 26 2018, 08:20 PM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8784 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Congratulations to the InSight team on a successful landing! We'll discuss the remainder of the mission here.
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Dec 19 2020, 07:23 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2346 Joined: 7-December 12 Member No.: 6780 |
First, it's required that the mole bounces back and partially out of the ground like it happened once already.
If we assume that this will happen a second time, I see two approaches: - A risky one, use the scoop to tilt the mole. Ensure that the force doesn't damage the mole. - A less risky, but more time-consuming approach: First dig a ramp with the scoop, then tilt the mole, cover it with soil, use the scoop to initially push onto the soil cover when hammering. Alternatively use the scoop to prevent the mole from bouncing like demonstrated already. If the risky approach fails and the mole ends up horizontally on the surface, the scoop will be needed to move the mole, to dig a ramp, to move the mole to the ramp, and to cover it with soil. If the mole remains stuck and neither forward nor backward motion is possible by hammering, we'll have a less trivial issue. I doubt that pulling at the teather would be an option. Scooping deep enough to free the mole will be a challenge. Scooping just to the mole might be feasible. This might change the behaviour of the mole. But it also bears a significant risk to be a dead-end. |
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