کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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1717313 | 1520030 | 2006 | 9 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |

ARCHIMEDES is a small interplanetary space mission with the goal to deploy a balloon within the atmosphere of planet Mars. It is a super pressure balloon equipped with a high-resolution planetary camera provided by DLR Berlin, a magnetometer provided by TU Braunschweig and a meteorology package provided by the Finnish Meteorological Institute. These sensors are suspended beneath a 14-m diameter balloon in a small gondola of 4 kg. The aerobot itself has a mass of 16 kg and floats at approximately 2 km altitude.Eventually, the aerial platform itself becomes a scientific experiment owing to the fact that it represents a test particle that can be traced to investigate atmospheric movements on a planetary scale.The aerobot is suggested to AMSAT for transportation out to Mars on board their P5-A Mars mission, slated to launch in 2007 or 2009. Once in orbit around the planet, the ARCHIMEDES spacecraft would be released and autonomously de-orbit itself.AMSAT P5-A would also provide for a data communication link with planet earth, and track the aerobot by means of radio ranging.
Journal: Acta Astronautica - Volume 59, Issues 8–11, October–December 2006, Pages 717–725