{"id":"https://openalex.org/W61729823","doi":null,"title":"Low Cost Mars Surface Exploration: The Mars Tumbleweed","display_name":"Low Cost Mars Surface Exploration: The Mars Tumbleweed","publication_year":2003,"publication_date":"2003-08-01","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W61729823","mag":"61729823"},"language":"fr","primary_location":{"id":"mag:61729823","doi":null,"is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20030068113/downloads/20030068113.pdf","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306402118","display_name":"NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I4210124779","host_organization_name":"National Aeronautics and Space Administration","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210124779"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":null,"is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":null,"raw_type":null},"volume":null,"type":"article","is_traditional":true,"indexed_in":[],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5004960932","display_name":"Jeffrey Antol","orcid":null,"observed_orcids":[]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I1319063186","display_name":"Langley Research Center","ror":"https://ror.org/0399mhs52","country_code":"US","type":"facility","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I1319063186","https://openalex.org/I4210124779"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Jeffrey Antol","raw_affiliation_strings":["NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA (United States)"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA (United States)","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I1319063186"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5072928348","display_name":"Philip C. Calhoun","orcid":null,"observed_orcids":[]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210124779","display_name":"National Aeronautics and Space Administration","ror":"https://ror.org/027ka1x80","country_code":"US","type":"government","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210124779"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Philip Calhoun","raw_affiliation_strings":["NASA"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"NASA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210124779"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5005314335","display_name":"John Flick","orcid":null,"observed_orcids":[]},"institutions":[],"countries":[],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"John Flick","raw_affiliation_strings":[],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5091521157","display_name":"Gregory A. Hajos","orcid":null,"observed_orcids":[]},"institutions":[],"countries":[],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Gregory Hajos","raw_affiliation_strings":[],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5062097098","display_name":"Richard Kolacinski","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2059-4398","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2059-4398"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210095620","display_name":"Orbital Research (United States)","ror":"https://ror.org/00rbdbh54","country_code":"US","type":"company","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210095620"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Richard Kolacinski","raw_affiliation_strings":["Orbital Research, Inc. Cleveland, OH, United States"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2059-4398","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Orbital Research, Inc. Cleveland, OH, United States","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210095620"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5071150372","display_name":"David Andrew Minton","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1656-9704","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1656-9704"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I137902535","display_name":"North Carolina State University","ror":"https://ror.org/04tj63d06","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I137902535"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"David A. Minton","raw_affiliation_strings":["North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1656-9704","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I137902535"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5031624559","display_name":"Rachel Owens","orcid":null,"observed_orcids":[]},"institutions":[],"countries":[],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Rachel Owens","raw_affiliation_strings":["Hampton Christian High School Hampton, VA, United States"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Hampton Christian High School Hampton, VA, United States","institution_ids":[]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":null,"display_name":"Jennifer Parker","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3421-6593","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3421-6593"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I165799507","display_name":"Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute","ror":"https://ror.org/01rtyzb94","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I165799507"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Jennifer Parker","raw_affiliation_strings":["Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, United States"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3421-6593","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, United States","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I165799507"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":5,"corresponding_author_ids":[],"corresponding_institution_ids":[],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":7.8923,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":55,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.97669465,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":true},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":87,"max":99},"biblio":{"volume":null,"issue":null,"first_page":null,"last_page":null},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10406","display_name":"Planetary Science and Exploration","score":0.989300012588501,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1912","display_name":"Space and Planetary Science"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/19","display_name":"Earth and Planetary Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10406","display_name":"Planetary Science and Exploration","score":0.989300012588501,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1912","display_name":"Space and Planetary Science"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/19","display_name":"Earth and Planetary Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12449","display_name":"Spacecraft Design and Technology","score":0.006000000052154064,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2202","display_name":"Aerospace Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11978","display_name":"Soil Mechanics and Vehicle Dynamics","score":0.002199999988079071,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2203","display_name":"Automotive Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/mars-surface-exploration","display_name":"Mars surface exploration","score":0.75},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/low-cost-spacecraft","display_name":"low-cost spacecraft","score":0.6840000152587891},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/site-selection","display_name":"site selection","score":0.531000018119812},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/mars-rover","display_name":"Mars rover","score":0.45100000500679016}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C83260615","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6773121","display_name":"Mars Exploration Program","level":2,"score":0.9148738384246826},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2778600265","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q913850","display_name":"Martian","level":3,"score":0.7895325422286987},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2776219924","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6774740","display_name":"Martian surface","level":4,"score":0.6692404747009277},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C87355193","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q411","display_name":"Astrobiology","level":1,"score":0.667567253112793},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C68702407","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q716774","display_name":"Exploration of Mars","level":3,"score":0.6603404879570007},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C78949437","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6773188","display_name":"Mars landing","level":4,"score":0.5798419117927551},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2781266219","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q389459","display_name":"Mars rover","level":3,"score":0.4227701723575592},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C127313418","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1069","display_name":"Geology","level":0,"score":0.4099101424217224},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C39432304","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188847","display_name":"Environmental science","level":0,"score":0.3304939866065979},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C62649853","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q199687","display_name":"Remote sensing","level":1,"score":0.3269503712654114},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C121332964","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q413","display_name":"Physics","level":0,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"mag:61729823","doi":null,"is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20030068113/downloads/20030068113.pdf","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306402118","display_name":"NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I4210124779","host_organization_name":"National Aeronautics and Space Administration","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210124779"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":null,"is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":null,"raw_type":null}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[],"study_designs":[],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"pdf":false,"grobid_xml":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":7,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W1495343868","https://openalex.org/W1596046552","https://openalex.org/W1675481793","https://openalex.org/W1766249241","https://openalex.org/W1972414193","https://openalex.org/W2048942392","https://openalex.org/W2070682236"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W7030653800","https://openalex.org/W2017081977","https://openalex.org/W7095930758","https://openalex.org/W7030256021","https://openalex.org/W7167046816","https://openalex.org/W4392651824","https://openalex.org/W1967001086","https://openalex.org/W4400288312","https://openalex.org/W4412131038","https://openalex.org/W1990756929"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"The":[0],"Mars":[24],"Tumbleweed,":[2],"a":[3,17,64],"rover":[4,77],"concept":[5],"that":[6],"would":[7,30,62],"utilize":[8],"surface":[9],"winds":[10],"for":[11,40,72],"mobility,":[12],"is":[13],"being":[14],"examined":[15],"as":[16],"low":[18],"cost":[19],"complement":[20],"to":[21,55,68],"the":[22,34,59],"current":[23],"exploration":[25,73],"efforts.":[26],"Tumbleweeds":[27],"carrying":[28],"microinstruments":[29],"be":[31],"driven":[32],"across":[33],"Martian":[35,60],"landscape":[36],"by":[37,74],"wind,":[38],"searching":[39],"areas":[41],"of":[42,58],"scientific":[43],"interest.":[44],"These":[45],"rovers,":[46],"relatively":[47],"simple,":[48],"inexpensive,":[49],"and":[50,78],"deployed":[51],"in":[52],"large":[53],"numbers":[54],"maximize":[56],"coverage":[57],"surface,":[61],"provide":[63],"broad":[65],"scouting":[66],"capability":[67],"identify":[69],"specific":[70],"sites":[71],"more":[75],"complex":[76],"lander":[79],"missions.":[80]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2024,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2022,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2021,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2020,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2017,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2015,"cited_by_count":4},{"year":2014,"cited_by_count":7},{"year":2013,"cited_by_count":2},{"year":2012,"cited_by_count":1}],"updated_date":"2026-11-01T11:40:01.658920","created_date":"2016-06-24T00:00:00"}