Journal article
The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) Mission
Space science reviews, Vol.195(1-4), pp.3-48
2015
DOI: 10.1007/s11214-015-0139-x
Abstract
The MAVEN spacecraft launched in November 2013, arrived at Mars in September 2014, and completed commissioning and began its one-Earth-year primary science mission in November 2014. The orbiter’s science objectives are to explore the interactions of the Sun and the solar wind with the Mars magnetosphere and upper atmosphere, to determine the structure of the upper atmosphere and ionosphere and the processes controlling it, to determine the escape rates from the upper atmosphere to space at the present epoch, and to measure properties that allow us to extrapolate these escape rates into the past to determine the total loss of atmospheric gas to space through time. These results will allow us to determine the importance of loss to space in changing the Mars climate and atmosphere through time, thereby providing important boundary conditions on the history of the habitability of Mars. The MAVEN spacecraft contains eight science instruments (with nine sensors) that measure the energy and particle input from the Sun into the Mars upper atmosphere, the response of the upper atmosphere to that input, and the resulting escape of gas to space. In addition, it contains an Electra relay that will allow it to relay commands and data between spacecraft on the surface and Earth.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) Mission
- Creators
- Bruce M Jakosky - University of Colorado BoulderJ Halekas - University of IowaR. P Lin - Space Sciences LaboratoryJ. M Grebowsky - Goddard Space Flight CenterJ. G Luhmann - Space Sciences LaboratoryD. F Mitchell - Goddard Space Flight CenterG Beutelschies - Lockheed Martin CorporationT Priser - Lockheed Martin CorporationM Acuna - Goddard Space Flight CenterL Andersson - University of Colorado BoulderD Baird - Johnson Space CenterD Baker - University of Colorado BoulderR Bartlett - Goddard Space Flight CenterM Benna - Goddard Space Flight CenterS Bougher - University of MichiganD Brain - University of Colorado BoulderD Carson - Goddard Space Flight CenterS Cauffman - Goddard Space Flight CenterP Chamberlin - Goddard Space Flight CenterJean-Yves ChaufrayO Cheatom - Goddard Space Flight CenterJ Clarke - Boston UniversityJ Connerney - Goddard Space Flight CenterT Cravens - Department of Physics and Astronomy [Lawrence Kansas]D Curtis - Space Sciences LaboratoryG Delory - Space Sciences LaboratoryS Demcak - Jet Propulsion LaboratoryA DeWolfe - University of Colorado BoulderF Eparvier - University of Colorado BoulderR Ergun - University of Colorado BoulderA Eriksson - Swedish Institute of Space PhysicsJ Espley - Goddard Space Flight CenterX Fang - University of Colorado BoulderD Folta - Goddard Space Flight CenterAllan J Fox - Department of Physics [Dayton]C Gomez-Rosa - Goddard Space Flight CenterS Habenicht - Lockheed Martin CorporationG Holsclaw - University of Colorado BoulderR Howard - Goddard Space Flight CenterM Houghton - Goddard Space Flight CenterM Jarosz - Goddard Space Flight CenterN Jedrich - Goddard Space Flight CenterM Johnson - Lockheed Martin (United States)W Kasprzak - Goddard Space Flight CenterM Kelley - University of Colorado BoulderT King - Goddard Space Flight CenterM Lankton - University of Colorado BoulderD Larson - Space Sciences LaboratoryFrançois Leblanc - Centre National pour la Recherche Scientifique et Technique (CNRST)Franck Lefèvre - Centre National pour la Recherche Scientifique et Technique (CNRST)R Lillis - Space Sciences LaboratoryP Mahaffy - Goddard Space Flight CenterChristian Mazelle - Institut de recherche en astrophysique et planétologieW Mcclintock - University of Colorado BoulderJ Mcfadden - Space Sciences LaboratoryD. L Mitchell - Goddard Space Flight CenterFranck Montmessin - Centre National pour la Recherche Scientifique et Technique (CNRST)J Morrissey - Goddard Space Flight CenterW Peterson - University of Colorado BoulderW Possel - University of Colorado BoulderJean-André Sauvaud - Institut de recherche en astrophysique et planétologieN Schneider - University of Colorado BoulderW Sidney - Lockheed Martin CorporationS Sparacino - Goddard Space Flight CenterA. I. F Stewart - University of Colorado BoulderR Tolson - National Institute of AerospaceDominique Toublanc - Institut de recherche en astrophysique et planétologieC Waters - Lockheed Martin CorporationT Woods - University of Colorado BoulderR Yelle - University of ArizonaR Zurek - Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Space science reviews, Vol.195(1-4), pp.3-48
- DOI
- 10.1007/s11214-015-0139-x
- ISSN
- 0038-6308
- eISSN
- 1572-9672
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2015
- Academic Unit
- Physics and Astronomy
- Record Identifier
- 9984199688502771
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