MEGANE investigations of Phobos and the Small Body Mapping Tool

• Published in: Earth, planets, and space Vol. 73; no. 1; p. 217
• Main Authors: Chabot, Nancy L., Peplowski, Patrick N., Ernst, Carolyn M., Nair, Hari, Lucks, Michael, Steele, R. Josh, Lawrence, David J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 13.12.2021; Springer; Springer Nature B.V; SpringerOpen
• Subjects: 7. Planetary science; Chemical composition; Datasets; Discovery and exploration; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Gamma rays; Gamma-ray spectroscopy; Geology; Geophysics/Geodesy; Mapping; Mars; Mars missions; Mars satellites; Martian moons; Martian Moons eXploration: The scientific investigations of Mars and its moons; Measurement; MEGANE; MMX; Moon; Natural history; Neutron spectroscopy; Observations; Outer space; Phobos; Phobos (Satellite); Spacecraft; Spectroscopy; Spectrum analysis; United States; MMX; Gamma-ray spectroscopy; MEGANE; Martian moons; Neutron spectroscopy; Phobos

The MEGANE instrument onboard the MMX mission will acquire gamma-ray and neutron spectroscopy data of Phobos to determine the elemental composition of the martian moon and provide key constraints on its origin. To produce accurate compositional results, the irregular shape of Phobos and its proximit...