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From the BBC article it suggested that getting a rover there might be difficult. Since they were talking about flying rovers, I would assume this means that it
by mattlondon 8y ago
From the BBC article it suggested that getting a rover there might be difficult.
Since they were talking about flying rovers, I would assume this means that it is not a nice flat plain like the current wheeled-rovers are used to driving around on. I am guessing that it means that it probably looks a lot like this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brei%C3%B0amerkurj%C3%B6kull#/media/File:Breidamerkurjoekull.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brei%C3%B0amerkurj%C3%B6kull#/...
Kinda fascinating though. I would assume that instead of drilling they could just use some sort of heated "drill" that just sinks through the ice slowly but surely. Probably less to go wrong mechanically?
- qubex 8y agoYeah but you’re in a polar region that by definition receives less solar energy... how are we going to power it? Radioisotopes near the only local location of extraterrestrial life?