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Phase II Final Report - NASA's Institute for Advanced Concepts

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Planetary Exploration Using Biomimetics<br />

An Entomopter <strong>for</strong> Flight on Mars<br />

altered and distributed differently to account <strong>for</strong> investigating varying points of interest along<br />

the flight path.<br />

The science instruments the Entomopter can carry will depend on their weight and volume.<br />

However, each Entomopter can carry a different science instrument payload. This adds overall<br />

versatility to the mission. There is also the potential that the science payloads can be changed<br />

out while the Entomopter is on the rover. This would enable the science-gathering capability to<br />

be tailored to a specific geographic location or objective and to adjust as the mission progresses<br />

and new data is gathered.<br />

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<strong>Phase</strong> <strong>II</strong> <strong>Final</strong> <strong>Report</strong>

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