NASA's Rover Failures Linked to Basic Physics Errors
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NASA's recent rover failures may have been caused by a misjudgment in how lunar and Martian soil behaviors are modeled during testing, with new research suggesting that current Earth-based tests do not accurately account for the effects of low gravity on soil properties, potentially leading to overestimations of rover mobility and the need for more sophisticated physics-based simulations in future missions.
Topics:science#nasa#planetary-exploration#rover-failure#science-and-technology#simulations#soil-mechanics
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