- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Entomopter Artificial Insect
- Date of Original:
- 2000/2008
- Subject:
- Planets--Exploration
Mars (Planet)--Exploration--Equipment and supplies
Space vehicles
Winged spacecraft
Mars (Planet)--Exploration
Mars (Planet)--Surface - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- scientific illustrations
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- The Entomopter may one day fly in the thin atmosphere of Mars, collecting data that rovers and other spacecraft are unable to find.
Image of a computer-generated illustration of the Entomopter, a robotic "artificial insect" that would fly and navigate using two sets of flapping wings powered by a chemically fueled artificial muscle. The Entomopter is depicted in flight above the surface of the planet Mars. A roving vehicle sits on the planet's surface.
The Entomopter is under development at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia. Researchers at the Georgia Tech Research Institute, Georgia Tech's applied research organization, believe the Entomopter could be ideal for flying on Mars. So far the Mars Entomopter is only a concept, studied with support from NASA's Institute for Advanced Concepts, based in Atlanta. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/entomopter-artificial-insect/m-4085/
- Rights Holder:
- Image courtesy of NASA
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/entomopter-artificial-insect
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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