Daedalous Payload Basic Requirements for Single Site Science Box: Determine Lighting conditions every 2 hours over the course of one year Study Micrometeorite flux Observe Electrostatic dust levitation and its correlation with lighting conditions
Penetrator Conops
Lunar Penetrator Exploration System 22 Penetrators 16 Shakleton Crater (Shaded Region) 6 Sunlight Region (outside rim) Design Requirements 1 year Lifetime 75 cm x 14 cm, 14 kg Impact: ~350 m/s, 4500 g’s, 1~2 m >500 meter distance between penetrators Primary Mission: Seismic and Heat Flux Payload/Architecture Micro-seismometers Geochemistry package Water/volatiles detector Heat flow Probe Accelerometers and Tilt sensors UHF hybrid telemetry system (2Kbps) Powered by Li-SOCL2 (super lithium) batteries, power density ~430 Wh/kg