Reaching High Altitudes on Mars with an Inflatable Hypersonic Drag Balloon (Ballute)

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Griebel, Hannes (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Wiesbaden : Vieweg+Teubner, 2010.
• Θέματα: Engineering.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.

The concept of probing the atmosphere of planet Mars by means of a hypersonic drag balloon, a device known as a “ballute”, is a novel approach to planetary science. In this concept, the probe deploys an inflatable drag body out in space and may then enter the atmosphere either once or several times...