Dust Complex for Studying the Dust Particle Dynamics in the Near-Surface Atmosphere of Mars

• Published in: Solar system research Vol. 56; no. 6; pp. 351 - 368
• Main Authors: Zakharov, A. V., Dolnikov, G. G., Kuznetsov, I. A., Lyash, A. N., Esposito, F., Molfese, C., Rodríguez, I. Arruego, Seran, E., Godefroy, M., Dubov, A. E., Dokuchaev, I. V., Knyazev, M. G., Bondarenko, A. V., Gotlib, V. M., Karedin, V. N., Shashkova, I. A., Abdelaal, M. E., Kartasheva, A. A., Shekhovtsova, A. V., Bednyakov, S. A., Barke, V. V., Yakovlev, A. V., Grushin, V. A., Bychkova, A. S., Popel, S. I., Korablev, O. I., Rodionov, D. S., Duxbury, N. S., Petrov, O. F., Lisin, E. A., Vasiliev, M. M., Poroikov, A. Yu, Borisov, N. D., Cortecchia, F., Saggin, B., Cozzolino, F., Brienza, D., Scaccabarozzi, D., Mongelluzzo, G., Franzese, G., Porto, C., Rico, A. Martín Ortega, Santiuste, N. Andrés, de Mingo, J. R., Popa, C. I., Silvestro, S., Brucato, J. R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Moscow Pleiades Publishing 01.12.2022; MAIK Nauka/Interperiodica
• Subjects: Astronomy; Astrophysics and Astroparticles; Astrophysics and Cosmology; Observations and Techniques; Physics; Physics and Astronomy; Planetology; Sciences of the Universe; Mars; electric fields; electromagnetic radiation; dust dynamics; dusty plasma; electrical conductivity of the atmosphere; instruments for studying dust particle dynamics in the Martian atmosphere
• ISSN: 0038-0946; 1608-3423
• DOI: 10.1134/S0038094622060065

The Dust Complex (DC) instrument was designed to be installed on the landing platform of the ExoMars project. The purpose of the experiment is to study the dynamics of dust particles in the near-surface atmosphere of Mars and to evaluate the main characteristics of the near-surface medium that determine their dynamics. The device makes it possible to register dust particles in the near-surface atmosphere of Mars, determine the main parameters and measure some characteristics of the plasma-dust medium related to the dynamics of dust particles near the Martian surface. The article provides a description of the device, its blocks and sensors, the main elements of the measurement program and characteristics of the measured parameters.