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In situ observations of ions and magnetic field around Phobos: the mass spectrum analyzer (MSA) for the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission
In situ observations of ions and magnetic field around Phobos: the mass spectrum analyzer (MSA) for the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission
- Source :
- Earth Planets and Space, Earth Planets and Space, Springer/Terra Scientific Publishing Company, 2021, 73 (1), pp.216. ⟨10.1186/s40623-021-01452-x⟩, Earth, Planets and Space, Vol 73, Iss 1, Pp 1-18 (2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021.
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Abstract
- The Mass Spectrum Analyzer (MSA) will perform in-situ observations of ions and magnetic fields around Phobos as part of the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission to investigate the origin of the Martian moons and physical processes in the Martian environment. MSA consists of an ion energy mass spectrometer and two magnetometers which will measure velocity distribution functions and mass/charge distributions of low-energy ions and magnetic field vectors, respectively. For the MMX scientific objectives, MSA will observe solar wind ions, those scattered at the Phobos surface, water-related ions generated in the predicted Martian gas torus, secondary ions sputtered from Phobos, and escaping ions from the Martian atmosphere, while monitoring the surrounding magnetic field. MSA will be developed from previous instruments for space plasma missions such as Kaguya, Arase, and BepiColombo/Mio to contribute to the MMX scientific objectives.
- Subjects :
- In situ
Spectrum analyzer
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences
Mars
01 natural sciences
7. Clean energy
Astrobiology
Ion
Martian Moons eXploration (MMX)
Physics::Geophysics
Phobos
Physics::Plasma Physics
0103 physical sciences
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation
010303 astronomy & astrophysics
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
QB275-343
QE1-996.5
Mass spectrum analyzer
Geology
Magnetometer
Magnetic field
[SDU.ASTR.IM]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysic [astro-ph.IM]
Moons of Mars
13. Climate action
Space and Planetary Science
Physics::Space Physics
Mass spectrum
Astrophysics::Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
Geodesy
MMX
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 18805981 and 13438832
- Volume :
- 73
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Earth, Planets and Space
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....5dd9e9684b6d05f108b94604bacaab81
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40623-021-01452-x