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Low-Force Sample Acquisition System (LSAS)
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08/11/2006
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| Alliance has developed the Low-Force Sample Acquisition System (LSAS)
intended to drill into a wide variety of rocks and frozen soils on Mars’ surface.
Utilizing a percussive hammer action, the LSAS has demonstrated its ability
to drill into Martian rock including basalt and frozen soil. A sample acquisition
bin traps the fines generated by drilling that can then be deposited into
an instrument by releasing spring-loaded clamshell doors. LSAS has been
successfully tested in a thermal-vacuum chamber that mimics Mars pressure
and temperatures, and in the Mars Yard at JPL while mounted to the robotic
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Last Updated ( 08/20/2006 )
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