Mars Science Laboratory

By John P. Grotzinger

Book Overview

Mars Science Laboratory Mission and Science Investigation.- Collecting Samples in Gale Crater, Mars; An Overview of the Mars Science Laboratory Sample Acquisition, Sample Processing and Handling System.- The Mars Science Laboratory Engineering Cameras.- The ChemCam Instrument Suite on the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Rover: Body Unit and Combined System Tests.- The ChemCam Instrument Suite on the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Rover: Science Objectives and Mast Unit Description.- Ceramic ChemCam Instrument Suite on the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Rover: Science Objectives and Mast Unit Description.- Ceramic ChemCam Calibration Targets on Mars Science Laboratory.- Curiosity's Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) Investigation.- Calibration of the Mars Science Laboratory Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer.- Characterization and Calibration of the CheMin Mineralogical Instrument on Mars Science Laboratory.- The Sample Analysis at Mars Investigation and Instrument Suite.- The Mars Science Laboratory Organic Check Material.- The Radiation Assessment Detector (RAD) Investigation.- Dynamic Albedo of Neutrons (DAN) Experiment Onboard NASA's Mars Science Laboratory.- REMS: The Environmental Sensor Suite for the Mars Science Laboratory Rover.- Selection of the Mars Science Laboratory Landing Site.- Surface Properties of the Mars Science Laboratory Candidate Landing Sites: Characterization from Orbit and Predictions.- Meter-Scale Slopes of Candidate MSL Landing Sites from Point Photoclinometry.- Assessment of Environments for Mars Science Laboratory Entry, Descent, and Surface Operations.- Empirical Estimates of Martian Surface Pressure in Support of the Landing of Mars Science Laboratory.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1493955241
• ISBN13: 9781493955244
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 860 Pages
• Weight: 2.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"