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mchan
post Jun 20 2006, 07:54 AM
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What would a DS2 impact site be expected to look like? Would there be a crater big enough to be visible to the MGS MOC?

I recall seeing photos of inert military penetrators (no explosive filler) impact sites. They were of a much longer length to width aspect ratio, but they did not make much of a crater, just a hole in the ground about the diameter of the impactor with some uplifting of the hole edges. Probably <1m across.
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post Jun 20 2006, 08:03 AM
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Give that Beagle 2 was expected to create a crater ejecta of ( if you read the B2 reports ) up to 7m across I think - that sort of figure. DS2 being so small - I'd be suprised if it could be anything more than about 2m - so truth be told, in terms of MOC imagery - you'd never be able to seperate it out from the background to be honest.

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post Jul 1 2006, 03:47 AM
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QUOTE (PhilHorzempa @ Jun 20 2006, 01:01 AM) *


Perhaps soemone else recalls follow-up work done recently by NASA
on the Deep Space 2 Penetrator design. If memory serves, then I
believe that this work was done to qualify the design, taking into
consideration the criticisms listed by the Investigative Board.

However, I have searched the Internet for information on this
DS-2 follow-up and have come up dry. As I recall, it was low-profile
and low-cost, but was intended to reduce the technical risk of the
design for future missions.
Another Phil


Here I am replying to myself, as I have found the DS-2 Follow-On
Report. It was done about 3 years ago and here is the link to the work that
JPL did to validate its design principles.


http://extenv.jpl.nasa.gov/presentations/DS2-Follow.pdf



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