MADEX: Martian Drilling and Exploration

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Jan 1999

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1999heds.conf...97c&link_type=abstract

Second Annual HEDS-UP Forum, p. 97

Physics

Core Sampling, Mars (Planet), Mars Surface, Water, Mars Exploration, Roving Vehicles, Research Vehicles, Drilling, Extraterrestrial Life, Spectrometers, Cliffs

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The concept will take samples and spectrometer data at various depths below the Martian surface. The unit will address three major objectives for the human exploration of Mars. 1) Can humans ultimately inhabit Mars? 2) Is there or has there been life on Mars? 3) What is the history of the Martian planet? Rather than drilling vertically from the surface of the planet and taking samples at predetermined depths, the Martian Drilling and Exploration Unit (MADEX), will be lowered over a cliff to drill horizontally at various depths. The unit will attempt to satisfy the objectives using spectroscopic data taken along the cliff wall and analysis of the core samples taken.

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