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Studying of water consent in Mars' gale crater: The first results of the DAN experiment on the NASA curiosity rover.

Authors :
Mitrofanov, I.
Litvak, M.
Sanin, A.
Lisov, D.
Kuzmin, R.
Behar, A.
Boynton, W.
Hardgrove, C.
Harshman, K.
Jun, I.
Milliken, R.
Mischna, M.
Moersch, J.
Starr, R.
Tate, C.
Source :
Doklady Physics. Mar2014, Vol. 59 Issue 3, p126-128. 3p.
Publication Year :
2014

Abstract

The article focuses on the study which aims to examine the water content of Mar's Gale Crater which is located near the equator. Topics discussed include the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Curiosity rover, the Dynamic Albedo of Neutrons experiment, and the epithermal neutron counter (CETN). It also discusses the data analysis for thermal and epithermal neutrons.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10283358
Volume :
59
Issue :
3
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Doklady Physics
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
95753544
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1134/S1028335814030112