ROADS on Asteroids — Demo: Angle of repose

How do we measure the angle of repose? And what does it tell us when a slope is less than the angle of repose? Professor Robert Winglee, director of NESSP, gives us an overview and provides some demonstrations. The ROADS on Asteroids challenge gives teams of students grades 3–12 a chance to tackle a mission to the asteroids. Teams will plan and simulate a mission to the “snowman” feature on the asteroid Vesta (see below). The mission will include an impactor from height onto the surface, drone landing and takeoff, and robotic navigation across potentially hazardous surfaces to look for the building blocks for life. For more details on ROADS on Asteroids: https://nwessp.org/asteroids #ROADSonAsteroids #ScienceEducation #STEMeducation