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Mars Aerobot MissionsMars aerobots constitute a class of mission nearly a factor of 10 smaller than earlier concepts for Mars balloons. A key goal is to achieve high payload mass fraction in a small total systems mass and to maximize the scientific potential of that payload. The "low and slow" attributes of aerobot flight paths afford advantages for many observations and measurements of Mars. Scientific objectives include surveys of remnant magnetism, studies of the surface with high resolution stereo imaging, and investigations of the structure and dynamics of the atmosphere with an in situ meteorology payload.
Document ID
20010023115
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Greeley, R.
(Arizona State Univ. Tempe, AZ United States)
Cutts, J. A.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA United States)
Arvidson, R.
(Washington Univ. Saint Louis, MO United States)
Blamount, J.
(Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales Paris, France)
Blaney, D. L.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA United States)
Cameron, J.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA United States)
Kerzhanovich, V.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA United States)
Smith, I. S.
(NASA Wallops Flight Facility Wallops Island, VA United States)
Yavrouian, A.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA United States)
Date Acquired
August 20, 2013
Publication Date
July 1, 2000
Publication Information
Publication: Concepts and Approaches for Mars Exploration
Issue: Part 1
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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