The project aims to place a transponder and other experiments in the surface of Apophis by using a intelligent web that will attach to the asteroid. The web, composed of four nodes, will take the form of a tetrahedron after being deployed by the transport module. The nodes are able to contain fragile components, this allows a variety of experiments to be conduced in the surface of Apophis. The 'intelligent-web' design can be used with other purposes like deflection of the asteroid.

This project is solving the Asteroid Hunter challenge.

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Description

El propósito del proyecto es anclar firmemente un transpondedor que permita estudiar la dinámica orbital de Apophis por un periodo de tiempo suficientemente largo y además realizar más experimentos y colectar más datos. Esto mediante un diseño de misión adecuado a las características de Apophis y un diseño de anclaje de red inteligente.

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Project Information

License: GNU General Public License
Source Code/Project URL: http://dbellot.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/safari-apophis.pdf

Resources

Presentacion - http://prezi.com/qxlj3mgc-qxz/safari-apophis/
Main document mirror - http://www.academia.edu/3351701/Safari_Apophis