Development of an Anchoring System for the Soft Asteroid Landing Exploration

Table 2

Penetrating and anchoring tests in gypsum medium.

Test	1	2	3	4
Penetrating velocity	50.9 m/s	31.0 m/s	100.5 m/s	76.1 m/s
Penetrating result	Penetrated	Penetrated	Cracking	Crazing
Penetrating depth	65 mm	35 mm	——	125 mm
Anchoring force	107 N	——	——	25 N
Testing pictures