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Exploring Hell… up for the challenge?

Venus is an EXTREME world, and we’re calling on YOU to help us explore it! NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory is running a public challenge to develop an obstacle avoidance sensor for a possible future Venus rover. 

With a surface temperature in excess of 840 degrees Fahrenheit and a surface pressure 92 times that of Earth, Venus can turn lead into a puddle and crush a nuclear-powered submarine with ease. While many missions have visited our sister planet, only about a dozen have made contact with the surface of Venus before succumbing to the oppressive heat and pressure after just about more than an hour.

The “Exploring Hell: Avoiding Obstacles on a Clockwork Rover” challenge is seeking the public’s designs for a sensor that could be incorporated into the design concept. The winning sensor could be the primary mechanism by which the rover detects and navigates around obstructions.

Award: 1st Place - $15,000; 2nd Place - $10,000; 3rd Place - $5,000

Open Date: February 18, 2020  ––––––––– Close Date: May 29, 2020

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The orbit of Venus and Earth

Pyramids of Giza

Amazing aerial view of Cairo and Giza with the Pyramids in a misty landscape.

Photo: Sebastien Nagy

A papyrus containing spells and scenes from the Book of the Dead, created during the Ptolemaic period in Egypt (304-30 BCE). The Book of the Dead contains 192 spells, which were intended to help deceased people understand the universe or to protect them from harm in the afterlife.

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