Articles | Volume 4, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-4-1-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-4-1-2015
Research article
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30 Jan 2015
Research article |  | 30 Jan 2015

Calibration of QM-MOURA three-axis magnetometer and gradiometer

M. Díaz-Michelena, R. Sanz, M. F. Cerdán, and A. B. Fernández

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In situ magnetometry is key for planetary mineralogy. However, since magnetic instrumentation is considered secondary in Mars and Moon landers and rovers, magnetometers have often very restricted envelopes of mass, volume and power, and consequently limited functionality. In this work, it is presented the capability of MOURA small magnetometer and gradiometer to open a wide and novel scientific research on Mars mineralogy and paleomagnetism through the very complex calibration process.