TY - JOUR
T1 - ExoMars Atmospheric Mars Entry and Landing Investigations and Analysis (AMELIA)
AU - Ferri, Francesca
AU - Karatekin, Özgür
AU - Lewis, Stephen R.
AU - Forget, François
AU - Aboudan, Alessio
AU - Colombatti, Giacomo
AU - Bettanini, Carlo
AU - Debei, Stefano
AU - Van Hove, Bart
AU - Dehant, Veronique
AU - Harri, Ari Matti
AU - Leese, Mark
AU - Mäkinen, Teemu
AU - Millour, Ehouarn
AU - Muller-Wodarg, Ingo
AU - Ori, Gian Gabriele
AU - Pacifici, Andrea
AU - Paris, Sebastien
AU - Patel, Manish
AU - Schoenenberger, Mark
AU - Herath, Jeffrey
AU - Siili, Tero
AU - Spiga, Aymeric
AU - Tokano, Tetsuya
AU - Towner, Martin
AU - Withers, Paul
AU - Asmar, Sami
AU - Plettemeier, Dirk
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, Springer Nature B.V.
PY - 2019/1/1
Y1 - 2019/1/1
N2 - The entry, descent and landing of Schiaparelli, the ExoMars Entry, descent and landing Demonstrator Module (EDM), offered a rare (once-per-mission) opportunity for in situ investigations of the martian environment over a wide altitude range. The aim of the ExoMars AMELIA experiment was to exploit the Entry, Descent and Landing System (EDLS) engineering measurements for scientific investigations of Mars’ atmosphere and surface. Here we present the simulations, modelling and the planned investigations prior to the Entry, Descent and Landing (EDL) event that took place on 19th October 2016. Despite the unfortunate conclusion of the Schiaparelli mission, flight data recorded during the entry and the descent until the loss of signal, have been recovered. These flight data, although limited and affected by transmission interruptions and malfunctions, are essential for investigating the anomaly and validating the EDL operation, but can also contribute towards the partial achievement of AMELIA science objectives.
AB - The entry, descent and landing of Schiaparelli, the ExoMars Entry, descent and landing Demonstrator Module (EDM), offered a rare (once-per-mission) opportunity for in situ investigations of the martian environment over a wide altitude range. The aim of the ExoMars AMELIA experiment was to exploit the Entry, Descent and Landing System (EDLS) engineering measurements for scientific investigations of Mars’ atmosphere and surface. Here we present the simulations, modelling and the planned investigations prior to the Entry, Descent and Landing (EDL) event that took place on 19th October 2016. Despite the unfortunate conclusion of the Schiaparelli mission, flight data recorded during the entry and the descent until the loss of signal, have been recovered. These flight data, although limited and affected by transmission interruptions and malfunctions, are essential for investigating the anomaly and validating the EDL operation, but can also contribute towards the partial achievement of AMELIA science objectives.
KW - Atmospheric investigations
KW - Attitude
KW - Dynamical models
KW - Entry Descent and Landing (EDL)
KW - Mars
KW - Trajectory
U2 - 10.1007/s11214-019-0578-x
DO - 10.1007/s11214-019-0578-x
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85060317851
SN - 0038-6308
VL - 215
JO - Space Science Reviews
JF - Space Science Reviews
IS - 1
M1 - 8
ER -