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Ferri, Francesca; Karatekin, Özgür; Lewis, Stephen R.; Forget, François; Aboudan, Alessio; Colombatti, Giacomo; Bettanini, Carlo; Debei, Stefano; Van Hove, Bart; Dehant, Veronique; Harri, Ari-Matti; Leese, Mark; Mäkinen, Teemu; Millour, Ehouarn; Muller-Wodarg, Ingo; Ori, Gian Gabriele; Pacifici, Andrea; Paris, Sebastien; Patel, Manish; Schoenenberger, Mark; Herath, Jeffrey; Siili, Tero; Spiga, Aymeric; Tokano, Tetsuya; Towner, Martin; Withers, Paul; Asmar, Sami and Plettemeier, Dirk
(2019).
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-019-0578-x
Abstract
The entry, descent and landing of Schiaparelli, the ExoMars Entry, descent and landing Demonstrator Module (EDM), offered a rare (once-per-mission) opportunity for in situ investigations of the martian environment over a wide altitude range. The aim of the ExoMars AMELIA experiment was to exploit the Entry, Descent and Landing System (EDLS) engineering measurements for scientific investigations of Mars’ atmosphere and surface. Here we present the simulations, modelling and the planned investigations prior to the Entry, Descent and Landing (EDL) event that took place on 19th October 2016. Despite the unfortunate conclusion of the Schiaparelli mission, flight data recorded during the entry and the descent until the loss of signal, have been recovered. These flight data, although limited and affected by transmission interruptions and malfunctions, are essential for investigating the anomaly and validating the EDL operation, but can also contribute towards the partial achievement of AMELIA science objectives.
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- Journal Item
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- 0038-6308
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Funded Project Name Project ID Funding Body (Aurora Studentship) Martian Regional Dust Storms: Implications for Entry, Descent and Landing ST/M00306X/1 UK Space Agency (UKSA) Characterizing the Martian water cycle by assimilating ExoMars 2016 Trace Gas Orbiter data ST/R001405/1 UKSA UK Space Agency - Keywords
- Mars; Entry Descent and Landing (EDL); Dynamical models; Trajectory Attitude; Atmospheric investigations
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Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) > Physical Sciences
Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) - Research Group
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Space
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- Stephen Lewis