Electrostatic Levitation on Atmosphere-Less Planetary Bodies with Ionic-Liquid Ion Sources

This paper presents an initial feasibility study on the use of ionic-liquid ion sources for electrostatic actuation on atmosphere-less planetary bodies. The natural surface charging of atmosphere-less planetary bodies has been studied as the cause of the transport of regolith across the surface and...

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Main Authors: Jia-Richards, Oliver (Author), Hampl, Sebastian K. (Author), Lozano, Paulo C (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), 2021-12-06T19:33:30Z.
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