DocumentCode
321567
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
Volume
1
fYear
1997
fDate
27 Jul-1 Aug 1997
Firstpage
732
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 1997. IECEC-97., Proceedings of the 32nd Intersociety
Conference_Location
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN
0-7803-4515-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IECEC.1997.659281
Filename
659281
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