据 NASA 官网报道，中佛罗里达大学的一个研究小组最近测试了一种仪器，旨在测量月球或火星上火箭动力着陆器排出的废气所产生的表面颗粒的大小和速度。该仪器名为 Ejecta STORM，可以帮助任务设计者更好地规划月球着陆。研究人员在位于加利福尼亚州莫哈韦的 Astrobotic Xodiac 火箭动力着陆器上进行了一系列飞行测试，对该仪器进行了评估。四次系留飞行使研究人员能够测试该系统与着陆器的集成以及模拟月球着陆器羽流效应的飞行条件下的操作。这些测试基于 2020 年利用 Xodiac 进行的飞行活动中收集的数据。研究人员希望该技术能够为模型开发提供信息，并降低未来登月的风险，最终改进基于漫游车的行星科学任务、载人登月和其他天体任务以及现场资源利用的任务设计。
英文翻译：
NASA supports new test at Florida university to reduce risks for future lunar missions
Keywords: NASA, Florida university, new instruments, lunar mission risks
According to the NASA official website, a research team from the University of Central Florida recently tested a new instrument to measure the size and speed of the surface particles generated by the exhaust gases of rocket landing gear on the moon or Mars. The instrument, called Ejecta STORM, can help mission planners better plan lunar landings. Researchers conducted flight tests on the Astrobotic Xodiac rocket landing gear at the site of the former NASA Dryden Research Center in California. The tests simulated the effect of lunar landing gear exhaust gases on the ground, collected data from the 2020 flight activities using the Xodiac, and aimed to reduce the risks of future lunar missions. The researchers hope that this technology can provide valuable information for model development, reducing the risks of future lunar missions and improving mission planning for robotic rovers, lunar probes, and other space missions.
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