2. Perseverance Rover on Mars
Presentation provides short
introduction to Perseverance Rover.
Reference NASA Science Mars 2020
Mission Perseverance Rover
https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/
44. Summary Seven Spacecraft Instruments
Rimfax - Radar Imager for Mars’ Subsurface Experiment radar waves to probe the ground under the rover
Mastcam-Z - Mast mounded camera system
MEDA - Mars Environmental Dynamics Analyzer
MOXIE - Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment produce oxygen from the Martian atmosphere
PIXL - Planetary Instrument for X-ray Lithochemistry identify chemical elements by X-ray spectrometer
SHERLOC - Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman & Luminescence for Organics &Chemicals cameras
spectrometers and laser
SuperCam - camera laser spectrometer to seek organic compounds chemical and mineral makeup
48. Test 20210421 - Perseverance Rover
1 List the missions for the Perseverance rover
2 Describe the sequence of events from launch to landing.
3 Write a short description of the parts of the Perseverance
rover.
4 List and describe the spacecraft instruments. Identify the
name of each instrument. Describe the function of each
instrument and what the instrument is analysing.
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Thank you for taking the time to watch.
Stephen Joseph Boylan
2021