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Jessica Kaminski Mentor Greg Mehall – Mars Space Flight Facility NASA Space Grant Symposium Arizona State University April 18, 2009
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Opportunity Launched July 7, 2003 Arrived January 25, 2004 Meridiani Planum Still operational Science instrument include: Cameras: Pan Cam Nav Cam Microscopic Imager Spectrometers Mossbauer Spectrometer Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer Grinder Rock Abrasion Tool Magnet Magnet Array
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Jessica KaminskiMentor Greg Mehall – Mars Space Flight FacilityNASA Space Grant SymposiumArizona State UniversityApril 18, 2009
Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity
• Launched July 7, 2003• Arrived January 25, 2004• Meridiani Planum• Still operational•Science instrument include:• Cameras:
• Pan Cam• Nav Cam • Microscopic Imager
• Spectrometers• Mossbauer Spectrometer• Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer• Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer
• Grinder•Rock Abrasion Tool
• Magnet•Magnet Array
Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer
Miniature Thermal EmissionSpectrometer (Mini-TES)
Determine the mineralogy of the rocks and soils
Determine the thermo-physical properties of selected soil patches
Determine the temperature profile, dust opacity, water-ice opacity, and water vapor abundance in the atmosphere
All done using MMCC , a program in IDL
Allow scientists to easily see reference images for Mini-TES data relevant to its location on the surface of Mars
The final database includes over 300 mosaics of different sites that have over 2,000 mini-TES projections.
There are two databases:• Mini-TES targeted data from rocks and soil• Mini-TES targeted data from systematic ground observations used in conjunction with atmospheric measurements
