Automated astronaut traverses with minimum metabolic workload: Accessing permanently shadowed regions near the lunar south pole

• Published in: Acta Astronautica
• Main Authors: Peña-Asensio, Eloy, Sutherland, Jennifer, Tripathi, Prateek, Mason, Kashauna, Goodwin, Arthur, Bickel, Valentin T., Kring, David A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elseivier 2024
• Subjects: 520 Astronomy; 500 Science; 530 Physics; South Pole; The Landing; Lola; South pole
• Online Access: https://boris.unibe.ch/194784/1/1-s2.0-S0019103523002993-main.pdf; https://boris.unibe.ch/194784/

The Artemis exploration zone is a topographically complex impact-cratered terrain. Steep undulating slopes pose a challenge for walking extravehicular activities (EVAs) anticipated for the Artemis III and subsequent missions. Using 5 m/pixel Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA) measurements of the s...