Selecting landing sites for the 2003 Mars Exploration Rovers

Autor:	Steven W. Squyres, M. P. Golombek, Joy A. Crisp, John A. Grant, Timothy J. Parker, Catherine M. Weitz
Rok vydání:	2004
Předmět:	Meridiani Planum Requirements engineering Space and Planetary Science Mars landing Astronomy and Astrophysics Mars Exploration Program Exploration of Mars Cartography Geology Elysium Astrobiology
Zdroj:	Planetary and Space Science. 52:11-21
ISSN:	0032-0633
Popis:	A two-plus year process of identifying and evaluating landing sites for the NASA 2003 Mars Exploration Rovers began with definition of mission science objectives, preliminary engineering requirements, and identification of ∼155 potential sites in near-equator locations (these included multiple ellipses for locations accessible by both rovers). Four open workshops were used together with ongoing engineering evaluations to narrow the list of sites to four: Meridiani Planum and Gusev Crater were ranked highest for science, with southern Isidis Basin and a “wind safe” site in Elysium following in order. Based on exhaustive community assessment, these sites comprise the best-studied locales on Mars and should possess attributes enabling mission success.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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