ESA Advancing Laser Powering Techniques For Exploration Of Permanently Shadowed Lunar Craters

PHILIP (Powering Rovers By High Intensity Laser Induction On Planets) Envisions Lander Situated Between Shackleton And de Gerlache Craters Near Moon South Pole Equipped With 500-watt IR Laser Supporting Remote Exploration Of Shadowed Areas In Which Solar Power Is Inaccessible By Directing Energy To Photovoltaic Module On 250-kg Rover; 10-month Study Conducted By Leonardo Company Of Italy And National Institute Of Research And Development For Optoelectronics Of Romania, Funded By ESA Discovery & Preparation Division

Image Credits: ESA, EADS, NASA