Surviving in Ocean Worlds: Experimental Characterization of Fiber Optic Tethers across Europa-like Ice Faults and Unraveling the Sliding Behavior of Ice

Surviving in Ocean Worlds: Experimental Characterization of Fiber Optic Tethers across Europa-like Ice Faults and Unraveling the Sliding Behavior of Ice

As an initial step toward in situ exploration of the interiors of Ocean Worlds to search for life using cryobot architectures, we test how various communication tethers behave under potential Europa-like stress conditions. By freezing two types of pretensioned insulated fiber optic cables inside ice...

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Main Authors: Vishaal Singh, Christine McCarthy, Matthew Silvia, Michael V. Jakuba, Kathleen L. Craft, Alyssa R. Rhoden, Chris German, Theodore A. Koczynski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2023-01-01
Series:The Planetary Science Journal
Subjects:
Europa
Galilean satellites
Tidal friction
Planetary interior
Planetary probes
Space probes
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/aca3ab

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https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/aca3ab

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