The MMX rover: performing in situ surface investigations on Phobos

The MMX rover: performing in situ surface investigations on Phobos

Abstract The Japanese MMX sample return mission to Phobos by JAXA will carry a rover developed by CNES and DLR that will be deployed on Phobos to perform in situ analysis of the Martian moon’s surface properties. Past images of the surface of Phobos show that it is covered by a layer of regolith. Ho...

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Main Authors: Patrick Michel, Stephan Ulamec, Ute Böttger, Matthias Grott, Naomi Murdoch, Pierre Vernazza, Cecily Sunday, Yun Zhang, Rudy Valette, Romain Castellani, Jens Biele, Simon Tardivel, Olivier Groussin, Laurent Jorda, Jörg Knollenberg, Jan Thimo Grundmann, Denis Arrat, Gabriel Pont, Stephane Mary, Markus Grebenstein, Hirdy Miyamoto, Tomoki Nakamura, Koji Wada, Kent Yoshikawa, Kiyoshi Kuramoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-01-01
Series:Earth, Planets and Space
Subjects:
Camera
Numerical modelling
Phobos
Radiometer
Raman spectrometer
Regolith
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40623-021-01464-7

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40623-021-01464-7

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