Light detection and ranging (LIDAR) laser altimeter for the Martian Moons Exploration (MMX) spacecraft

Hiroki Senshu; Takahide Mizuno; Kazuhiro Umetani; Toru Nakura; Akihiro Konishi; Akihiko Ogawa; Hirokazu Ikeda; Koji Matsumoto; Hirotomo Noda; Yoshiaki Ishihara; Sho Sasaki; Naoki Tateno; Yasuyuki Ikuse; Katsunori Mayuzumi; Teiji Kase; Hisayoshi Kashine

doi:10.1186/s40623-021-01537-7

Light detection and ranging (LIDAR) laser altimeter for the Martian Moons Exploration (MMX) spacecraft

Hiroki Senshu, Takahide Mizuno, Kazuhiro Umetani, Toru Nakura, Akihiro Konishi, Akihiko Ogawa, Hirokazu Ikeda, Koji Matsumoto, Hirotomo Noda, Yoshiaki Ishihara, Sho Sasaki, Naoki Tateno, Yasuyuki Ikuse, Katsunori Mayuzumi, Teiji Kase, Hisayoshi Kashine

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An altimeter is a critical instrument in planetary missions, for both safe operations and science activities. We present required specifications and link budget calculations for light detection and ranging (LIDAR) onboard the Martian Moons Exploration (MMX) spacecraft. During the mission phase, this LIDAR will continuously measure the distance between the spacecraft and its target. The time-series distance provides important diagnostic information for safe spacecraft operations and important information for geomorphological studies. Because MMX is a sample return mission, its LIDAR must accommodate physical disturbances on the Martian satellite surface. This resulted in changes to the optical system design. Graphical abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.].

Original language	English
Article number	219
Journal	Earth, Planets and Space
Volume	73
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s40623-021-01537-7
Publication status	Published - Dec 2021

Keywords

LIDAR
MMX
Phobos

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Geology
Space and Planetary Science

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Senshu, H., Mizuno, T., Umetani, K., Nakura, T., Konishi, A., Ogawa, A., Ikeda, H., Matsumoto, K., Noda, H., Ishihara, Y., Sasaki, S., Tateno, N., Ikuse, Y., Mayuzumi, K., Kase, T., & Kashine, H. (2021). Light detection and ranging (LIDAR) laser altimeter for the Martian Moons Exploration (MMX) spacecraft. Earth, Planets and Space, 73(1), Article 219. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40623-021-01537-7

Senshu, H, Mizuno, T, Umetani, K, Nakura, T, Konishi, A, Ogawa, A, Ikeda, H, Matsumoto, K, Noda, H, Ishihara, Y, Sasaki, S, Tateno, N, Ikuse, Y, Mayuzumi, K, Kase, T & Kashine, H 2021, 'Light detection and ranging (LIDAR) laser altimeter for the Martian Moons Exploration (MMX) spacecraft', Earth, Planets and Space, vol. 73, no. 1, 219. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40623-021-01537-7

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