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British space penetrator passes icy test
- Published_at:2013-07-13
- Category:News & Politics
- Channel:YourNewsAnnouncer
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- description: UK engineers have tested a projectile technology that they believe could be used to explore the Solar System. The steel penetrator was fired at a 10-tonne cube of ice to simulate the surface of Jupiter's moon Europa. It hit the block at a speed of 340m/s and decelerated rapidly, but its structure remained intact, as did its interior components. Researchers say the penetrator would be a robust and inexpensive way to land instruments on other worlds.
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