Performance characteristics of the PAW instrumentation on Beagle 2 (The astrobiology lander on ESA's Mars express mission)

The performance of the PAW instrumentation on the 60kg Beagle 2 lander for ESA's 2003 Mars Express mission will be described. Beagle 2 will search for organic material on and below the surface of Mars in addition to a study of the inorganic chemistry and mineralogy of the landing site. The land...

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Main Authors: Sims, MR, Pullan, D, Fraser, G, Whitehead, S, Sykes, J, Holt, J, Butcher, G, Nelms, N, Dowson, J, Ross, D, Bicknell, C, Crocker, M, Favill, B, Wells, A, Richter, L, Kochan, H, Hamacher, H, Ratke, L, Griffiths, A, Coates, A, Phillips, N, Senior, A, Zarnecki, J, Towner, M, Leese, MR
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2002