A Hazard Detection Sensor for Landing on Europa

San Martin, A. Miguel; Skulsky, E. David; Trawny, Nikolas; Katake, Anup

dc.contributor.author	San Martin, A. Miguel
dc.contributor.author	Skulsky, E. David
dc.contributor.author	Trawny, Nikolas
dc.contributor.author	Katake, Anup
dc.date.accessioned	2020-05-21T23:56:50Z
dc.date.available	2020-05-21T23:56:50Z
dc.date.issued	2018-07-31
dc.identifier.citation	NASA Technical Interchange Meeting on Active Optical Systems for Supporting Science, Exploration, and Aeronautics Measurements Needs, Columbia, Maryland, July 31 - August 2, 2018	en_US
dc.identifier.clearanceno	18-3993
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2014/48609
dc.description.abstract	Based on the limited imagery available, the surface topography of Jupiter’s icy moon Europa is expected to be hazardous for robotic landers. The Europa Lander Concept Pre-Project Team has therefore concluded that onboard hazard detection (and avoidance) using an imaging light detection and ranging (lidar) system is an enabling technology. In this paper we describe the challenges, requirements, technical solution space, and our maturation strategy to advance lidar technology for a Europa Lander mission concept to TRL 6 by 2021. JPL is confident that the resulting technology will be of value to a wide range of lunar and planetary landing missions.	en_US
dc.description.sponsorship	NASA/JPL	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	Pasadena, CA: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2018	en_US
dc.title	A Hazard Detection Sensor for Landing on Europa	en_US
dc.type	Preprint	en_US