POWERED DESCENT ON THE MOON AND MARS RELIES ON ROCKET EXHAUST PLUMES TO IMPINGE ON THE GROUND COVERED WITH GRANULAR SOIL CREATING DENSE PARTICLE CLOUDS AND HIGH-SPEED EJECTA WHICH CAN POSE DANGER TO THE SPACECRAFT AND ASTRONAUTS ABOARD.

$308,071FY2020National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA

The Johns Hopkins University

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POWERED DESCENT ON THE MOON AND MARS RELIES ON ROCKET EXHAUST PLUMES TO IMPINGE ON THE GROUND COVERED WITH GRANULAR SOIL CREATING DENSE PARTICLE CLOUDS AND HIGH-SPEED EJECTA WHICH CAN POSE DANGER TO THE SPACECRAFT AND ASTRONAUTS ABOARD. · GrantIndex