The Phoenix mission "follows the water" by landing in a region where NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter has discovered evidence of ice-rich soil very near the Martian surface. For three months after landing, the fixed Lander will perform in-situ and remote sensing investigations that will characterize the chemistry of the materials at the local surface, sub-surface, and atmosphere, and will identify potential provenance of key indicator elements of significance to the biological potential of Mars, including potential organics and any accessible water ice. The Lander will employ a robotic arm to dig to the ice layer, and will analyze the acquired samples using a suite of deck-mounted, science instruments. The development of the baseline strategy to achieve the objectives of this mission involves the integration of a variety of elements into a coherent mission plan.


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    Title :

    Mission Design Overview for the Phoenix Mars Scout Mission


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting ; 2007 ; Sedona, AZ, United States


    Publication date :

    2007-01-28


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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