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EXPLORING VENUS
MADE BY: AETHER 11
A DETAILED SUMMARY
What we aim to do here is create a space probe that will explore the surface of Venus and help us accurately map the topography of Venus and its general landscape. The challenge here, of course, is that Venus is covered in sulfur clouds, which obstruct our view of Earth, so we can't get information from Earth. The probe will be able to enter the clouds and send back valuable data so that we can build an accurate geographical map of Venus. We hope that this data will be used for possible colonization of Venus in the future.
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OUR ROVER: INTEGRITY
Our team has designed a helicopter-like rover that makes use of Venus' upper atmosphere. The core construction of the rover is housed in a tantalum body, along with an alternative power source.
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Sunlight is the rover's primary energy source, and thanks to the enormous amount of sunlight that strikes the planet's surface, it will be able to gather enough energy to keep it running for 60 days.​
ROVER COMPONENTS
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UPPER SECTOR
Four helicopter propellers make up the upper sector of the rover, while a hexagonal solar panel on top serves as its primary energy source.
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The propellers are designed to fly through the atmosphere of Venus, if the propellers malfunction, however, they are made to glide due to the planet's wind speed. The propellers will each be 175 cm long and 10 cm tall.​
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THE CORE
The internal structure of the rover contains the alternative energy system, and the energy storage system is the three components that make up the rover's body.
The core of the rover will resemble a cube, each side being 150cm in length.
When the mission begins, the rover's four legs on the exterior will allow it to land securely on Venus.​
THE UPPER SECTOR
MAIN ENERGY SYSTEM
THE THREE COMPONENTS
The Solar Panel
The solar panel lies atop the rover, its shape resembles a hexagon and it is used as the main energy system for the rover. It is designed to be able to withstand the acid clouds of Venus by being encased in tempered glass that allows sunlight in but also resists being coroded
The Propellers
Along with the solar panel, four propellers are connected to the stem of the rover, being used to keep the rover afloat, they are made of tantalum to resist the sulfuric acid that rains on Venus, if experiencing partial failure, they are designed to glide throughout the atmosphere of Venus
The Stem
The stem is the core component of the upper sector, it is made of tantalum metal and is used to keep the components together while traversing the atmosphere of Venus
THE CORE
These items will be used as the internal contets of the core of the rover.
The thermoelectric generators will act as a alternative energy system, while the Lithium-Sulfur batteries will act as a energy storage system.
Further details will be listed below.
01/ THE ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SYSTEM
The first contents of the core include the alternative energy system, this system makes use of thermoelectric generators to convert thermal energy to electrical energy
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This system uses conduction inside the rover's body to convert heat energy into electrical energy, and it is connected to the primary energy storage system so that it can be used for the duration of the mission.​
02/ THE MAIN ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM
Batteries made of lithium-sulfur will be used as the primary energy storage system (LiS Batteries) Due to the larger ionization energy of lithium than sodium and the fact that the discharge product, Li2S, is non-corrosive, the lithium-sulfur battery has a higher energy density (theoretical = 2735 Wh kg-1) and is safer.
03/ THE CORE COMPONENTS
The third and final component of the core consists of the main electrical sector that is used to power the upper and lower sector of the rover
THE CAMERA
The only component of the rover's lower structure will be a camera, which will be used to record and take images of Venus' surface.
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This camera lies on the bottom of the core, shielded with tempered glass in order to protect it from potential dangers such as sulfuric acid from the clouds.
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What we have aimed to do here is to create a space probe that will explore the surface of Venus, helping us draw an accurate map of the topography and general landscape of the planet. The challenge here was of course that Venus is covered by sulfuric clouds, obstructing our view of the planet, so we cannot achieve this goal from Earth. The probe will be able to go below the clouds and send back valuable data, allowing us to craft an accurate map of the geography of Venus. We hope that this data can be used in the future for the possible colonization of Venus.
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