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T0323-S

SPARTA Blue

PI: Robert Anderson, Keith Chin (Co-I), NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Soil Properties Assessment, Resistance, and Thermal Analysis (SPARTA) is a versatile, miniature, multi-tool instrument designed to provide in situ measurements of regolith densities as well as geomechanical, thermal, electrical, and chemical properties of dry or icy soils and permafrost on planetary surfaces. The payload consists of a robotically deployed cone penetrometer/vane shear geotech tool that incorporates dielectric probe and thermal conductivity measurements for planetary surfaces at depths of up to 20 cm. The technology is designed to be deployed by a rover’s arm or body, or from a lander’s footpad.

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Technology Details

  • Selection Date
    INTERNAL2021
  • Program Status
    Active
  • Current TRL (?)
    Unknown
    Successful FOP Flights
  • 0 sRLV

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