The Phoenix Landed Payload Weather and climate Lander.pdf · The Phoenix. Landed Payload. Thermal...
Transcript of The Phoenix Landed Payload Weather and climate Lander.pdf · The Phoenix. Landed Payload. Thermal...
Barry Goldstein – Project ManagerGlenn Knosp – Project Business Manager
CDR 50 DaysATLO 196 DaysShip 596 DaysLaunch 675 DaysEDL 971 Days
Surface Stereo Imager
MET mast(Temp/Wind)
MECA: microscopy, electro-chemistry, conductivity
TEGA: Thermal and EvolvedGas Analyzer
LIDAR
Robotic ArmIce tool, scraper blades
RA Camera
The PhoenixLanded Payload
Thermal and Electrical conductivity probe
Weather and climate
Mineralogy/chemistry
Physical geology
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30 cm
The Microscopy, Electrochemistry, and Conductivity Analyzer (MECA)
Microscope station
1 of 4 chemistry cells
Thermal and Electrical
Conductivity Probe (TECP)12 cm
Microscope image (2 mm tall)
Robot arm instruments and end effectors
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Robot Arm Camera (RAC)
Other instruments on the deck
Surface Stereo Imager (SSI) Thermal and Evolved Gas Analyzer (TEGA), without cover
1 of 3 temperature sensors (pressure sensor not shown)
Telltale (wind)
Lidar
The exposed ice under the lander was named “Holy Cow.” Note the ice crystals on the leg at the left