Aerodynamics and Impact Simulation of an Air-Dropped Ice Penetrator

In order to investigate movement of the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica, an air-dropped ice penetrator will be employed. Dropping a seismic probe from a helicopter offers several advantages over sending out a conventional crewed mission, such as reduced transit time and access to hard-to-reach location...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Poe, Daniel Pekka
Other Authors: Hoffman, Jeffrey
Format: Thesis
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2022
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/139447