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Mars Mineralogical Spectrometer (MMS) on the Tianwen-1 Mission.
- Source :
- Space Science Reviews; Mar2021, Vol. 217 Issue 2, p1-36, 36p
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- The Mars Mineralogical Spectrometer (MMS) is a hyperspectral imager onboard the Mars orbiter of Tianwen-1, China's first Mars exploration mission. MMS consists of 4 subassemblies: an Optical Sensor Unit (OSU), an Electronics Unit (EU), a Calibration Unit (CU), and a Thermal Control Accessories (TCA). With a 0.5 mrad IFOV and a 416-sample cell array for nadir observation, MMS can map the spectral and spatial information of the Martian surface through push-broom scanning, and it can transmit scientific data by hyperspectral mode or multispectral imaging mode through spatial and spectral combination. MMS can perform multi-sample hyperspectral imaging at full spectral resolution (0.379–1.076 μm with 2.73 nm/band, 1.033–3.425 μm at 7.5 nm/band, both spectral ranges at 2.1 km/pixel at 265 km). For the wavelength region of interest, the multispectral mapping mode provides additional options, a subset of 72 bands that are binned to minimum pixel footprints of 265 m/pixel. The major objective of the MMS is to analyze the compositions and distributions of the minerals on Martian surface, in order to characterize its evolution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00386308
- Volume :
- 217
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Space Science Reviews
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 149631757
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-021-00804-z