Thursday, 21 March 2019

An automaton guide of magma tubes demonstrates how we'll go spelunking on Mars

A lidar-equipped drone has mapped a lava tube in Iceland in a matter of minutes, using a technique that can be applied to space exploration.

The news: The drone was able to safely and accurately map the Lofthellir lava tube’s rocky and icy features quickly without the use of GPS or preloaded maps. The work, a collaboration between the SETI Institute and startup Astrobotic Technology, is a proof of concept for exploring similar caves on the moon or Mars autonomously. You can see a video of the robotic explorers here.READ MORE...
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