Summary Draft 2 of ExoMars Drill Unit

In the article “THE EXOMARS DRILL UNIT” (2019), the ExoMars was designed to acquire mineral samples in various types of soil to a depth of 2 metre. The features of the drill unit are a drill tool, a rotation-translation unit, and a drill box. The function of the drill tool is to acquire a minimum of 17 mineral samples by penetrating in different types of soil. According to a report The Drill and Sampling System for the ExoMars Rover (2010), the rotation translation unit enables the drill box to be positioned horizontally for stowage, vertically for drilling and at an inclined position for sample extraction.  The sample is extracted to the MArs Multispectral Imager for Subsurface Studies for analysis. The drill box acts as a housing to contain the extension rods and the backup drill tool.

Reference:

1. European Space Agency. (2019, September 1). The ExoMars drill unit. https://exploration.esa.int/web/mars/-/43611-rover-drill


2. i-SAIRAS, Magnani, P., Re, E., Senese, S., Rizzi, F., Gily, A., & Baglioni, P. (2010, September). The Drill and Sampling System for the ExoMars Rover. http://robotics.estec.esa.int/i-SAIRAS/isairas2010/PAPERS/044-2769-p.pdf

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