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van den Bogaard, Fenna (author)
The origin of the Martian dichotomy is subject to question and no substantial evidence exists. Some surface and interior features that are not visible in, e.g., topography data, can show up in gravity data. Therefore, this research inverts gravity data to find a crustal and mantle global density model. Previous research performed a one-layer...
master thesis 2024
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Juan Marí, Héctor (author)
CubeSat missions have been deployed to cislunar space and beyond, paving the way for the next significant advancement: a dedicated CubeSat mission to explore a planet near Earth. To contribute to this goal, the German Aerospace Center (DLR) has developed radiation-hardened small satellite technologies, including communications, power and onboard...
master thesis 2023
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Riti, Cristina (author)
Insertion maneuvers are used to move a spacecraft from an open orbit (parabolic or hyperbolic) into a closed orbit around a target body. These maneuvers are key components in any space mission considering orbiting a body for a large amount of time, for exploration or landing; the hyperbolic orbit will be the one that will be used to transfer...
master thesis 2023
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Perez, Paul (author)
Desert sand acoustic emissions are produced when a “sonic sand” is sheared locally or by a natural dune slipface avalanche, resulting in a brassy sound between 50 and 400 Hz. This type of sediment exhibits particular granulometric, shape and surface characteristics, due to the grains’ erosion and transport history, and emits sounds when the...
master thesis 2023
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Verburg, Dylan (author)
On the 14th of July 2013, a methane peak was observed in the Gale crater. This methane peak has been investigated in a non-biological context before. This study applies exoplanet research strategies and knowledge about biological methane production on Earth to investigate the biological context. Bayes formula is the foundation of the Bayesian...
master thesis 2023
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Cragg, Phil (author)
Presently, there exists no “off-the-shelf” option for power generation on the order of magnitude necessary for sustaining a long-term human presence on the surface of Mars. In this thesis work, an investigation was performed to determine the optimal design for a large-scale, static, autonomously deployable, lightweight Martian surface solar...
master thesis 2023
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Martens, Roos (author)
Recent studies have shown the feasibility of differential dynamic programming (DDP) in optimizing Earth-centered solar-sail trajectories. In order to further demonstrate the ability of DDP in the optimization of solar-sail trajectories, this work investigates the performance of DDP for optimizing interplanetary solar-sail trajectories. The...
master thesis 2023
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Madabhushi, Pranav (author)
To survive on the surface of a near atmosphere-less Mars, humans must be able to provide thermal energy to buildings to sustain temperature changes from -73°C to 20°C. The goal of the thesis is to create a passively-working thermal battery using materials currently available to humans; it must be the sole heat source to the Martian buildings....
master thesis 2023
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Min, Theo (author)
For economic, scientific and survival reasons, colonisation of other planets is proposed. Mars is the most suitable place to start. To start an early Martian colony, viable In-Situ Resource Utilisation (ISRU) methods of low energy consumption are required to manufacture strong bulk construction materials. Most other studies have used infeasible...
master thesis 2022
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Rodriguez, Mario (author)
Using renewable energy to power a Mars habitat is a technological challenge because resources such as solar and wind are significantly weaker than on Earth. This work investigates the feasibility of using airborne wind energy (AWE) systems in combination with solar photovoltaic (PV) modules to power a Mars habitat. The Luchsinger model and the...
master thesis 2022
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Gaffarel, Jérémie (author)
The Mars Ascent Vehicle will bring samples back from the surface of Mars to its low orbit in 2031. Its preliminary design has been performed by NASA, defining it as a two-stage solid propellant rocket. However, a research gap exists in finding what the optimum solid rocket motors geometries are to bring the Martian samples to a target orbit...
master thesis 2022
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Meier-Ruge, Xenia (author)
On the 25th of November 2018, NASA’s InSight Mars-lander landed at Elysium Planitia on Mars (NASA, 2022a). The lander includes the SEIS instrument, which measures the seismic signals on the planet (NASA, 2022b). Because seismic waves are altered by the medium they travel through from the source to the receiver, they contain information on the...
master thesis 2022
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van Brummen, Bodjie (author)
In 2018 the InSight mission was launched with the main objective of providing accurate 3D models of Mars’s interior. This was done by placing a seismometer on the surface of Mars to measure seismic activity. In 2021 three studies were published, one dedicated to the Martian core, one to the Martian mantle, and the last one focused on the Martian...
master thesis 2022
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Westheim, Michael (author)
Interest in powered flight on Mars has been growing in recent years, and as such new developments are being made in determining the effects the Martian atmosphere has on the flow physics and performance, specifically with regards to similarity parameters: the Reynolds number & the Mach number. This paper aimed to investigate whether the...
master thesis 2022
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Wiese, Joana (author)
It has been shown that glacially induced decompression rates under Vatnajökull cause an increase in mantle melt and enhancement in volcanic activity. Eruptions under ice can form tuyas, that can be used to constrain past ice sheet thickness. Several mountains in the Martian South Polar Region qualify as tuyas, but their exact origin is still...
master thesis 2021
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Lau, Chy (author)
Stereo matching, the process of inferring depth maps from stereo images, is one of the most heavily investigated topics in computer vision. It is part of the first module of navigation systems of planetary rovers, e.g., NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover (MER) missions, NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission, and ESA’s ExoMars mission. Many...
master thesis 2021
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van Beers, Noor (author)
The last 20 years has brought with it a surge in efforts toward the Red Planet as the next frontier is human space exploration draws closer. Many concepts have been proposed for a sustained human settlement on Mars, with NASA’s ISRU-to-the-wall campaign identifying the need for a shuttle vehicle between theMartian surface and a station in an...
master thesis 2021
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Qin, WeiLun (author)
Mars has been a target for space exploration for decades. Exploring the interior of the red planet could reveal information about its formation and evolution. In this thesis, the crustal structure of Mars is investigated by a power spectra analysis of both topographic and gravitational data. With models of flexural isostasy, the best-fitting...
master thesis 2021
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Growe, Kevin (author)
In the end of November 2018 the InSight mission landed on the Martian surface deploying a six axis broadband and short period seismometer, in order record marsquakes and ambient noise, which can be used to constrain the deeper interior structures of the planet. In this study we process the three components of the broad band seismometer and apply...
master thesis 2021
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Luiks, Harald (author)
In 2024, a rover will leave Earth on a daring mission to explore Phobos, one of the two moons of Mars. Phobos has a severe thermal environment, with surface temperatures ranging from -153 °C to +57 °C and an 8-hour diurnal cycle. This work focuses on validating the performance of the locomotion system of the Mars Moon eXploration (MMX) rover....
master thesis 2020
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