The Mars Exploration Rover (MER) landing sites in Gusev crater and Meridiani Planum were selected because they appeared acceptably safe for MER landing and roving and had strong indicators of liquid water. The engineering constraints critical for safe landing were addressed via comprehensive evaluation of surface and atmospheric characteristics from existing and targeted remote sensing data and models that resulted in a number of predictions of the surface characteristics of the sites, which are tested more fully herein than a preliminary assessment. Relating remote sensing signatures to surface characteristics at landing sites allows these sites to be used as ground truth for the orbital data and is essential for selecting and validating landing sites for future missions.


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    Titel :

    Assessment of Mars Exploration Rover Landing Site Predictions


    Beteiligte:
    Golombek, M. P. (Autor:in) / Arvidson, R. E. (Autor:in) / Bell, J. F., III (Autor:in) / Christensen, P. R. (Autor:in) / Crisp, J. A. (Autor:in) / Ehlmann, B. L. (Autor:in) / Fergason, R. L. (Autor:in) / Grant, J. A. (Autor:in) / Haldemann, A. F. C. (Autor:in) / Parker, T. J. (Autor:in)


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    01.01.2005


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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