Title :
Materials Adherence Experiment on Mars Pathfinder: early results [space power]
Author :
Landis, Geoffrey A. ; Jenkins, Phillip P. ; Hunter, Gary
Author_Institution :
Ohio Aerospace Inst., NASA Lewis Res. Center, Cleveland, OH, USA
fDate :
27 Jul-1 Aug 1997
Abstract :
The Materials Adherence Experiment (“MAE”) on the Pathfinder “Sojoumer” Rover will measure the dust deposition rate on space power solar cell arrays. By August, the Sojourner Rover on Mars Pathfinder will have completed its primary mission, and the experiment will have data on dust deposition during the first three weeks of operation on Mars. This paper present the initial data from the experiment. This is the first presentation of the results from the Pathfinder MAE experiment
Keywords :
Mars; aerospace testing; dust; photovoltaic power systems; solar cell arrays; space vehicle power plants; Mars Pathfinder; Materials Adherence Experiment; Sojourner Rover; dust deposition rate; solar cell arrays; space power; Aerospace materials; Atmosphere; Mars; NASA; Photovoltaic cells; Probes; Propulsion; Sensor arrays; Storms; Vibration measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 1997. IECEC-97., Proceedings of the 32nd Intersociety
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4515-0
DOI :
10.1109/IECEC.1997.659281
