The DREAMS experiment on the ExoMars 2016 mission for the study of Martian environment during the dust storm season

  • C. Bettanini
  • , F. Esposito
  • , S. Debei
  • , C. Molfese
  • , I. Arruego Rodriguez
  • , G. Colombatti
  • , A. M. Harri
  • , F. Montmessin
  • , C. Wilson
  • , A. Aboudan
  • , S. Abbaki
  • , V. Apestigue
  • , G. Bellucci
  • , J. J. Berthelier
  • , J. R. Brucato
  • , S. B. Calcutt
  • , F. Cortecchia
  • , G. Di Achille
  • , F. Ferri
  • , F. Forget
  • G. P. Guizzo, E. Friso, M. Genzer, P. Gilbert, H. Haukka, J. J. Jimenez, S. Jimenez, J. L. Josset, O. Karatekin, G. Landis, R. Lorenz, J. Martinez, L. Marty, V. Mennella, D. Mohlmann, D. Moirin, R. Molinaro, E. Palomba, M. Patel, J. P. Pommereau, C. I. Popa, S. Rafkin, P. Rannou, N. O. Renno, P. Schipani, W. Schmidt, S. Silvestro, F. Simoes, A. Spiga, F. Valero, L. Vazquez, F. Vivat, O. Witasse, R. Mugnuolo, S. Pirrotta, E. Marchetti

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Abstract

The ExoMars programme, which is carried out by European Space Agency (ESA) in cooperation with the Russian federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), foresees a two-steps mission to Mars. The first mission consists of an orbiter and an Entry Descent and Landing Demonstrator Module (EDM) to be launched in January 2016 and is scheduled to land on the planet during the statistical dust storm season; the second mission includes a descent module, a surface platform and a rover and will be launched in 2018. The DREAMS (Dust characterization, Risk assessment and Environment Analyser on the Martian Surface) experiment for ExoMars 2016 is an autonomous meteorological station designed to study the effect of dust on Martian environment which will operate for two Martian days (sols) relying on its own power supply after landing. DREAMS includes a suite of sensors able to analyse temperature, pressure, humidity, wind speed and direction and solar irradiance as well as an electric field probe which will perform the first electrical characterization of Mars surface atmosphere.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2014 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for Aerospace, MetroAeroSpace 2014 - Proceedings
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages167-173
Number of pages7
ISBN (Print)9781479920693
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2014
Event2014 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for Aerospace, MetroAeroSpace 2014 - Benevento, Italy
Duration: 29 May 201430 May 2014

Publication series

Name2014 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for Aerospace, MetroAeroSpace 2014 - Proceedings

Conference

Conference2014 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for Aerospace, MetroAeroSpace 2014
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityBenevento
Period29/05/1430/05/14

Keywords

  • ExoMars
  • Mars dust storm
  • atmospheric electric phenomena
  • autonomous instrument
  • meteorological measurements

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