University of Michigan: Sticking the Landing on Mars - High-Powered Computing Aims to Reduce Guesswork
July 29, 2020
July 29, 2020
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 29 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release on July 29:
Future spacecrafts bound for the moon or beyond will benefit from high-powered computer simulations underway at the University of Michigan that model the particulate mayhem set in motion by rocket thruster-powered landings.
During descent, exhaust plumes fluidize surface soil and dust, forming craters and buffeting the lander with coarse, abrasive particles. This act . . .
Future spacecrafts bound for the moon or beyond will benefit from high-powered computer simulations underway at the University of Michigan that model the particulate mayhem set in motion by rocket thruster-powered landings.
During descent, exhaust plumes fluidize surface soil and dust, forming craters and buffeting the lander with coarse, abrasive particles. This act . . .