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Publications
Turchi, L., Payler, S. J., Sauro, F., Pozzobon, R., Massironi, M., & Bessone, L. (2021). The Electronic FieldBook: A system for supporting distributed field science operations during astronaut training and human planetary exploration. Planetary and Space Science, 197, 105164.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pss.2021.105164
Jahoda, P., Drozdovskiy, I., Payler, S. J., Turchi, L., Bessone, L., & Sauro, F. (2021). Machine learning for recognizing minerals from multispectral data. Analyst, 146(1), 184-195.
https://doi.org/10.1039/D0AN01483D
Drozdovskiy, I., Ligeza, G., Jahoda, P., Franke, M., Lennert, P., …, Turchi, L., Sauro, F. (2020). The PANGAEA mineralogical database. Data in brief, 31, 105985.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2020.105985
Sauro, F., Payler, S. J., Massironi, M, Pozzobon, R., Hiesinger, H., Mangold, N., Cockell, C. S., Frias, J. M., Kullerud, K., Turchi, L., Drozdovskiy, I., Bessone, L. (2022). Training astronauts for scientific exploration on planetary surfaces: The ESA PANGAEA programme. Acta Astronautica.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2022.12.034
Sauro, F., De Waele, J., Payler, S. J., Vattano, M., Sauro, F. M., Turchi, L., & Bessone, L. (2021). Speleology as an analogue to space exploration: The ESA CAVES training programme. Acta Astronautica, 184, 150-166.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2021.04.003
Turchi, L. … (2021) The Electronic FieldBook (EFB) as a Tool for Caves Science Operations. Journal article, featured on the front cover. CREG Journal – British Cave Research Association, 114, 1-3-6.
https://bcra.org.uk/pub/cregj/index.html?j=114
Talking about our work
App to the Moon
http://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/CAVES_and_Pangaea/App_to_the_Moon
Preparing Astronaut Lunar Exploration
http://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Preparing_astronaut_lunar_exploration
To all Moonwalkers: Update your Space Tablet
https://blogs.esa.int/caves/2021/11/11/to-all-moonwalkers-update-your-space-tablet/
Explorers: Set App to Cave Mode
https://blogs.esa.int/caves/2019/09/23/explorers-set-app-to-cave-mode/
A New Algorithm Leaves no Stone Unturned
https://blogs.esa.int/caves/2020/11/24/a-new-algorithm-leaves-no-stone-unturned/
Moon Exploration – An Astronaut’s Perspective on Earth
https://blogs.esa.int/caves/2019/07/18/moon-exploration-an-astronauts-perspective-on-earth/
Spaceship EAC: Die Denkfabrik (Spaceship EAC: The Think Tank)
http://www.esa.int/Space_in_Member_States/Germany/Spaceship_EAC_Die_Denkfabrik
Global Exploration Roadmap 2020 (page 16)
https://www.globalspaceexploration.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/GER_2020_supplement.pdf
Press
English
- Phys.org Science X
App to the moon
https://phys.org/news/2018-11-app-moon.html
Astronaut geology bound for the moon
https://phys.org/news/2021-09-astronaut-geology-bound-moon.html
A new journey into Earth for space exploration
https://phys.org/news/2019-09-journey-earth-space-exploration.html - Universe Today
Europe’s Vision of a Future Moon Base. Made out of Moon Dust.
https://www.universetoday.com/140623/europes-vision-of-a-future-moon-base-made-out-of-moon-dust/
Astronauts Explore Caves on Earth, Learning the Skills They’ll Need for the Moon and Mars
https://www.universetoday.com/143540/astronauts-explore-caves-on-earth-learning-the-skills-theyll-need-for-the-moon-and-mars/ - Earth.com
The Electronic Field Book will revolutionize research expeditions
https://www.earth.com/video/the-electronic-field-book-will-revolutionize-research-expeditions/ - Popular Mechanics
The Tablet That’s Built for Exploring Alien Worlds
https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/moon-mars/a25169722/the-tablet-thats-built-for-exploring-alien-worlds/ - Codemotion
Maker Faire 2019: Space coding inside ESA
https://www.codemotion.com/magazine/articles/events/maker-faire-coding/ - Bloomberg Quicktake
Manned Mission to Mars Goes Through Europe (YouTube)
https://youtu.be/ea1M7B_JViE
International
- Korea IT Times
App to the moon interacts with 400 000 km away from Earth
http://www.koreaittimes.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=87363 - Whatnext.pl
ESA zaprojektowała tablet przeznaczony do eksploracji kosmosu
https://whatnext.pl/esa-zaprojektowala-tablet-przeznaczony-do-eksploracji-kosmosu/
Italian
- ANSA
Gli astronauti europei si preparano a camminare sulla Luna
https://www.ansa.it/canale_scienza_tecnica/notizie/spazio_astronomia/2019/02/03/gli-astronauti-europei-si-preparano-a-camminare-sulla-luna_fbac6b3a-b06d-4cf2-92ae-7c01f498a756.html - SKY TG24
Luna, gli astronauti si preparano alle future camminate sul satellite
https://tg24.sky.it/scienze/astronomia/2019/02/04/luna-astronauti-camminate-satellite.html - Astronauti News
EFB, il tablet europeo per le future missioni sulla Luna e Marte
https://www.astronautinews.it/2021/12/efb-il-tablet-europeo-per-le-future-missioni-sulla-luna-e-marte/ - IL Messaggero
L’Europa vuole andare sulla Luna, test per gli astronauti a Lanzarote
https://www.ilmessaggero.it/fotogallery/mondo/europa_turna_sulla_luna_ultima_ora-4275108.html - Askanews
Esa, nel cuore della Terra per imparare a vivere su altri pianeti
https://www.askanews.it/scienza-e-innovazione/2019/09/12/esa-nel-cuore-della-terra-per-imparare-a-vivere-su-altri-pianeti-pn_20190912_00066/ - Webnews
Europa sulla Luna: gli astronauti si preparano
https://www.webnews.it/2019/02/04/europa-sulla-luna-astronauti-si-preparano/ - PSB
Nuove passeggiate lunari: gli astronauti europei si allenano
https://www.psbprivacyesicurezza.it/nuove-passeggiate-lunari-gli-astronauti-europei-si-allenano/ - Motherboard Vice
Questi astronauti hanno vissuto nelle profondità di una grotta per simulare un mondo alieno
https://www.vice.com/it/article/ywaq4v/intervista-astronauti-caves-esa-simulazione-mondo-alieno - Meteoweb
Esplorazione spaziale: nuovo viaggio al centro della Terra
https://www.meteoweb.eu/2019/09/esplorazione-spaziale-nuovo-viaggio-al-centro-della-terra/1312539/
Astronauti e geologia, insieme sulla Luna
https://www.meteoweb.eu/2021/09/astronauti-e-geologia-insieme-sulla-luna/1719491/
