The WheelCams on the IDEFIX rover.

IF 3.5 3区地球科学 Q1 GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Progress in Earth and Planetary Science Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-07-14 DOI:10.1186/s40645-025-00725-3

Naomi Murdoch, Valérian Lalucaa, Cecily Sunday, Simon Tardivel, Jean Bertrand, Nicolas Théret, Damien Vivet, Alice Amsili, Colas Robin, Panos Delton, Alexia Duchene, Quentin Douaglin, Antoine Maillard, Cedric Virmontois, Pierre Vernazza, Laurent Jorda, Olivier Groussin, Hideaki Miyamoto, Jean-Baptiste Vincent, Jessica Flahaut, Jens Biele, Olivier Barnouin, Christine Hartzel, Fabien Buse, Stefan Barthelmes, Stephan Ulamec, Patrick Michel, Julien Baroukh

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Abstract

IDEFIX, the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission Phobos rover, will be the first of its kind to attempt wheeled-locomotion on a low-gravity surface. The IDEFIX WheelCams, two cameras placed on the underside of the rover looking at the rover wheels, provide a unique opportunity to study the surface properties of Phobos, regolith behaviour on small-bodies and rover mobility in low-gravity. The information gained about Phobos' surface will be of high importance to the landing and sampling operations of the main MMX spacecraft, in addition to being valuable for understanding the surface processes and geological history of Phobos. Here we introduce the WheelCam science objectives, the instrument and the characterisation activities. We also discuss the on-going preparations linked to the analysis and interpretation of the WheelCam images on the surface of Phobos.

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IDEFIX漫游者的轮式摄像头。

IDEFIX，火星卫星探测（MMX）任务火卫一探测器，将是同类中第一个尝试在低重力表面上进行轮式运动的探测器。放置在火卫一底部的两个摄像头——IDEFIX轮毂摄像头——为研究火卫一的表面特性、小天体上的风化层行为以及火卫一在低重力下的机动性提供了一个独特的机会。获得的关于火卫一表面的信息除了对了解火卫一的表面过程和地质历史有价值外，对主要的MMX航天器的着陆和采样操作非常重要。在此，我们介绍了轮式凸轮的科学目标、仪器和表征活动。我们还讨论了与火卫一表面车轮相机图像的分析和解释相关的正在进行的准备工作。

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