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Science objectives of the MMX rover by Stephan Ulamec; Patrick Michel; Matthias Grott; Ute Böttger; Susanne Schröder; Heinz-Wilhelm Hübers; Yuichiro Cho; Fernando Rull; Naomi Murdoch; Pierre Vernazza; Olga Prieto-Ballesteros; Jens Biele; Simon Tardivel; Denis Arrat; Till Hagelschuer; Jörg Knollenberg; Damien Vivet; Cecily Sunday; Laurent Jorda; Olivier Groussin; Colas Robin; Hirdy Miyamoto is a Engineering article available to read on EtoBox.
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The Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA, will explore the Martian moons Phobos and Deimos. In addition to investigating the moons remotely and returning samples from Phobos, MMX will also deliver a small (about 25 kg) Rover to the surface of Phobos. The payload of the Rover consists of four scientific instruments: RAX, a Raman spectrometer to measure signatures of the mineralogical composition of the surface material, NavCam, a stereo pair of cameras to investigate the terrain and allow for navigation, miniRAD a radiometer to measure the surface brightness temperature of both, regolith and rocks, and two WheelCams which will observe the wheel-surface interface, and thus investigate the properties and dynamics of the regolith. The cameras, will serve both, technological and scientific needs. The rover will be deployed during the rehearsal phase of the landing operations for the main spacecraft and will thus land in proximity to the first sampling area. During its operational lifetime on Phobos (about 100 days), the in-situ measurements performed with the rover payload will provide scientific context for the returned samples, provid
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- Author
- Stephan Ulamec; Patrick Michel; Matthias Grott; Ute Böttger; Susanne Schröder; Heinz-Wilhelm Hübers; Yuichiro Cho; Fernando Rull; Naomi Murdoch; Pierre Vernazza; Olga Prieto-Ballesteros; Jens Biele; Simon Tardivel; Denis Arrat; Till Hagelschuer; Jörg Knollenberg; Damien Vivet; Cecily Sunday; Laurent Jorda; Olivier Groussin; Colas Robin; Hirdy Miyamoto
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2023
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Engineering (Physical Sciences)