Articles | Volume 7, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-7-331-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-7-331-2018
Research article
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14 Dec 2018
Research article |  | 14 Dec 2018

Mars submillimeter sensor on microsatellite: sensor feasibility study

Richard Larsson, Yasuko Kasai, Takeshi Kuroda, Shigeru Sato, Takayoshi Yamada, Hiroyuki Maezawa, Yutaka Hasegawa, Toshiyuki Nishibori, Shinichi Nakasuka, and Paul Hartogh

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We are planning a Mars mission. The mission will carry an instrument capable of measuring and mapping molecular oxygen and water in the Martian atmosphere, as well as the temperature, wind, and magnetic field. Water and oxygen are vital parts of the Martian atmospheric chemistry and must be better understood. Using computer simulation results, the paper gives a description of how the measurements will work, some problems we expect to encounter, and the sensitivity of the measurements.