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PanCam – The Panoramic Camera
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To perform digital terrain mapping of Mars.
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Principal Investigator: Andrew John Coates, MSSL/University College London, London, United Kingdom
Co-Principal Investigator (High Resolution Camera): Ralf Jaumann, DLR/IPF, Berlin, Germany Co-Principal Investigator (Wide Angle Cameras): Jean-Luc Josset, Institute for Space Exploration, Neuchâtel, Switzerland. |
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MOMA – Mars Organic Molecule Analyser
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It will target biomarkers to answer questions related to the potential origin, evolution and distribution of life on Mars.
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Principal Investigator: Fred Goesmann, Max-Planck-Institute for Solar System Research, Lindau, Germany
Co-Principal Investigator: Paul Mahaffy, Goddard Space Flight Center, Washington, United States of America Co-Principal Investigator: Francois Raulin, University of Paris 12 and 7, Paris, France. |
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MicrOmega
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A micro-imaging system designed to identify the mineralogical and the molecular composition of Martian samples.
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Principal Investigator: Jean-Pierre Bibring, Institut d’Astrophysique Spatiale, Orsay, France
Co-Principal Investigator: Frances Westall, Centre de Biophysique Moléculaire, Orléans, France Co-Principal Investigator: Nicolas Thomas, University of Bern, Switzerland. |
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MARS-XRD – MARS X–Ray Diffractometer
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A combined X-ray diffractometer and fluorescence spectrometer to analyse the mineralogy and chemical composition of the Martian rocks and soil.
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Principal Investigator: Lucia Marinangeli, IRSPS Universitá d’Annunzio, Pescara, Italy
Co-Principal Investigator: Ian Brian Hutchinson, University of Leicester /University of Brunel, United Kingdom. |
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Raman Laser Spectrometer (RLS)
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To provide context information for the identification and characterisation of potential organic compounds that can be related with present or past signatures of life on Mars.
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Principal Investigator: Fernando Rull Perez, Centro de Astrobiología, Unidad Asociada (CSIC-UVA), Spain
Co-Principal Investigator: Sylvestre Maurice, Laboratoire d’Astrophysique – Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (LAOMP), France |
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WISDOM – Water Ice and Subsurface Deposit Observation OnMars
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To provide a detailed view of the subsurface structure of the Red Planet by imaging the upper layers of the Martian crust.
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Principal Investigator: Valérie Ciarletti, LATMOS, France
Co-Principal Investigator: Svein-Erik Hamran, FFI, Norway Co-Principal Investigator: Dirk Plettemeier, TU-Dresden, Germany. |
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Ma_MISS – Mars Multispectral Imager for Subsurface Studies
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Located inside the drill, it will contribute to the study of the Martian mineralogy and rock formation.
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Principal Investigator: Maria Cristina De Sanctis, Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica (IASF), INAF, Italy.
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CLUPI – Close – UP Imager
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A camera system to acquire high-resolution colour close-up images of rocks, outcrops, drill fines and drill core samples.
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Principal Investigator: Jean-Luc Josset, Space Exploration Institute, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Co-Principal Investigator: Frances Westall, Centre de Biophysique Moléculaire, Orléans, France Co-Principal Investigator: Beda Hofmann, Natural History Museum, Bern, Switzerland. |
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LMC – Life Marker Chip
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To detect specific molecules that may be associated with past or present life on Mars.
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Principal Investigator: Mark R. Sims, University of Leicester, United Kingdom
Co-Principal Investigator: David C. Cullen, Cranfield University, United Kingdom. |