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https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-6-103-2017
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the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-6-103-2017
© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Research article
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24 Feb 2017
Research article |
| 24 Feb 2017
The MetNet vehicle: a lander to deploy environmental stations for local and global investigations of Mars
Research Division, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland
Konstantin Pichkadze
Planetary Systems Department, Lavochkin Association, Moscow, Russia
Lev Zeleny
Planetary Science Laboratory, Russian Space Research Center (IKI), Moscow, Russia
Luis Vazquez
Computational Mathematics Dept, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Walter Schmidt
Research Division, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland
Sergey Alexashkin
Planetary Systems Department, Lavochkin Association, Moscow, Russia
Oleg Korablev
Planetary Science Laboratory, Russian Space Research Center (IKI), Moscow, Russia
Hector Guerrero
Microelectronics Department, Instituto Nacional de Tecnica Aeroespacial (INTA), Madrid, Spain
Jyri Heilimo
Research Division, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland
Mikhail Uspensky
Research Division, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland
Valery Finchenko
Planetary Systems Department, Lavochkin Association, Moscow, Russia
Vyacheslav Linkin
Planetary Science Laboratory, Russian Space Research Center (IKI), Moscow, Russia
Ignacio Arruego
Microelectronics Department, Instituto Nacional de Tecnica Aeroespacial (INTA), Madrid, Spain
Maria Genzer
Research Division, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland
Alexander Lipatov
Planetary Science Laboratory, Russian Space Research Center (IKI), Moscow, Russia
Jouni Polkko
Research Division, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland
Mark Paton
Research Division, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland
Hannu Savijärvi
Dept of Physics, University of Helsinki, Finland
Harri Haukka
Research Division, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland
Tero Siili
Research Division, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland
Vladimir Khovanskov
Planetary Systems Department, Lavochkin Association, Moscow, Russia
Boris Ostesko
Planetary Systems Department, Lavochkin Association, Moscow, Russia
Andrey Poroshin
Dauria Ltd, Moscow, Russia
Marina Diaz-Michelena
Microelectronics Department, Instituto Nacional de Tecnica Aeroespacial (INTA), Madrid, Spain
Timo Siikonen
Finflo Ltd, Espoo, Finland
Matti Palin
Finflo Ltd, Espoo, Finland
Viktor Vorontsov
Planetary Systems Department, Lavochkin Association, Moscow, Russia
Alexander Polyakov
Planetary Systems Department, Lavochkin Association, Moscow, Russia
Francisco Valero
Computational Mathematics Dept, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Osku Kemppinen
Research Division, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland
Jussi Leinonen
Research Division, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland
Pilar Romero
Computational Mathematics Dept, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Final revised paper (published on 24 Feb 2017)
- Preprint (discussion started on 02 Aug 2016)
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RC1: 'Comments and corrections to help improve the paper', Anonymous Referee #1, 16 Aug 2016
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AC1: 'Author's esponse to the review (Reviewer #1)', Ari-Matti Harri, 18 Nov 2016
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AC1: 'Author's esponse to the review (Reviewer #1)', Ari-Matti Harri, 18 Nov 2016
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RC2: 'Some modest improvements should be made', Ralph D. Lorenz, 07 Sep 2016
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AC2: 'Author's esponse to the review (Reviewer #2)', Ari-Matti Harri, 18 Nov 2016
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AC2: 'Author's esponse to the review (Reviewer #2)', Ari-Matti Harri, 18 Nov 2016
Short summary
Investigations of Mars – its atmosphere, surface and interior – require simultaneous, distributed in situ measurements. We have developed an innovative prototype of the Mars Network Lander (MNL), a small lander/penetrator with a 20 % payload mass fraction. MNL features an innovative Entry, Descent and Landing System to increase reliability and reduce the system mass. It is ideally suited for piggy-backing on spacecraft, for network missions and pathfinders for high-value landed missions.
Investigations of Mars – its atmosphere, surface and interior – require simultaneous,...
