Developments in nanotechnology and implications for future atmospheric entry probes

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Feb 2004

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2004esasp.544..253a&link_type=abstract

In: Proceedings of the International Workshop Planetary Probe Atmospheric Entry and Descent Trajectory Analysis and Science, 6-9

Physics

Planetary Entry Probes

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Two subjects which portend an exciting future for Solar System exploration are reviewed: A blueprint for science and technology needs outlined in the 2002 National Research Council (NRC) New Frontiers Report, and a forecast of remarkable advances in sensors and electronic devices from the emerging field of nanotechnology. The New Frontiers report calls for increased science capability, using less mass and power while meeting more stringent environmental conditions. In cosmochemistry, atmospheric planetary science requires reliable information (beyond that available today) on volatiles including H2O, NH3, CH4, SO2, CO2, H2S, SO2; H, He, O, C, N, S; isotopic mixing ratios of O; the noble gases and their isotopes. Examples of advances, already demonstrated for nanotechnology are discussed. Technology drivers for smaller atmospheric entry probes enabled by nanotechnology are discussed. Technology drivers for smaller atmospheric entry probes enabled by nonotechnology and implications for new missions are addressed. Finally, an approach to hasten the use of nanotechnology in Solar System exploration is recommended.

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