Abstract
The performance of the Mars Exploration Rover Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer (Mini-TES) and the Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) was discussed. Mini-TES was a single detector Fourier Transform Spectrometer (FTS) and THEMIS was based an uncooled silicon microbolometer focal plane array (FPA) technology. The major goal of the Mars Exploration Program was to determine whether life ever existed on Mars. The landing sites were identified with the highest probability of containing samples indicative of early pre-biotic or biotic environments. The aqueous and hydrothermal environments in which life could have existed, or regions of near-surface water or heat sources were analyzed with the help of THEMIS and Mini-TES.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP |
| Pages | 485-492 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Edition | 542 |
| State | Published - Nov 2003 |
| Event | Proceedings of the 5th IAA International Conference on Low-Cost Planetary Missions - Noordwijk, Netherlands Duration: Sep 24 2003 → Sep 26 2003 |
Other
| Other | Proceedings of the 5th IAA International Conference on Low-Cost Planetary Missions |
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| Country/Territory | Netherlands |
| City | Noordwijk |
| Period | 9/24/03 → 9/26/03 |
Keywords
- Fourier Transform Spectrometer
- FTS
- Mars Rover
- Mineralogy
- Remote Sensing
- THEMIS
- Thermal Emission
- Thermal imaging
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Aerospace Engineering