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

A. Zakharov (1) , G. Dolnikov (1) , I. Kuznetsov (1) , A. Lyash (1) , F. Esposito (2) , C. Molfese (2) , I. Arruego Rodríguez (3) , Elena Seran (4) , Michel Godefroy (5) , A. Dubov (1) , I. Dokuchaev (1) , M. Knyazev (1) , A. Bondarenko (1) , V. Gotlib (1) , V. Karedin (1) , I. Shashkova (1) , M. Abdelaal (1) , A. Kartasheva (1) , A. Shekhovtsova (1) , S. Bednyakov (1) , V. Barke (1) , A. Yakovlev (1) , V. Grushin (1) , A. Bychkova (1) , S. Popel (1) , O. Korablev (1) , D. Rodionov (1) , N. Duxbury (6) , O. Petrov (7) , E. Lisin (7) , M. Vasiliev (7) , A. Yu. Poroikov (8) , N. Borisov (9) , F. Cortecchia (10) , B. Saggin (11) , F. Cozzolino (2) , D. Brienza (12) , D. Scaccabarozzi (11) , G. Mongelluzzo (2) , G. Franzese (2) , C. Porto (2) , A. Martín Ortega Rico (3) , N. Andrés Santiuste (3) , J. de Mingo (3) , C. Popa (2) , S. Silvestro (2) , J. Brucato (13)

1 IKI - Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
2 OAC - INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte
3 INTA - Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial
4 HELIOS - LATMOS
5 LATMOS - Laboratoire Atmosphères, Milieux, Observations Spatiales
6 George Mason University [Fairfax]
7 JIHT - Joint Institute for High Temperatures of the RAS
8 MPEI - Moscow Power Engineering Institute
9 IZMIRAN - Pushkov Institute of Terrestrial Magnetism, Ionosphere and Radio Wave Propagation
10 OABO - INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Bologna
11 POLIMI - Politecnico di Milano [Milan]
12 IAPS - Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali - INAF
13 OAA - INAF - Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri

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.

Domaines: Planète et Univers [physics]

A. Zakharov, G. Dolnikov, I. Kuznetsov, A. Lyash, F. Esposito, et al.. Dust Complex for Studying the Dust Particle Dynamics in the Near-Surface Atmosphere of Mars. Astronomicheskii Vestnik / Solar System Research, 2022, 56 (6), pp.351-368. ⟨10.1134/S0038094622060065⟩. ⟨insu-03900394⟩