Numerical simulations of the regional characteristics of dust transport on Mars

Using a Martian general circulation model (GCM), regions favorable for expansion of dust storms on Mars are identified. Dust transport simulations for the northern fall provide global maps of dust expansibility. These global maps show that dust injected from certain areas in the northern mid-latitudes tends to spread widely within a few days. The high expansibility of dust in such areas results from thermal tides, baroclinic waves, and quasi-stationary disturbances. Dust injected into the vast regions around Tharsis and the Sirenum–Aonia regions also tends to spread extensively. However, dust expansion around these two regions largely depends on the local time of dust injection. On the other hand, dust injected at high latitudes in either hemisphere does not spread extensively. Such global maps indicating regions favorable for dust storm expansion are a clue to understanding the expansion processes and climatology of great dust storms on Mars.     

火星环绕器环火轨道的角动量管理方法

针对中国首次火星探测的任务需求和规划,结合环绕器质量特性和布局构型以及大椭圆轨道特性,分析了环绕器在环火飞行阶段所受的重力梯度力矩和光压力矩规律.空间干扰力矩累积导致飞轮转速上升,影响姿态机动能力,需要喷气卸载.为减少喷气卸载次数,在满足系统任务的基础上,设计了姿态偏置方案,利用光压力矩和重力梯度力矩相互抵消减少角动量...     

Development of a micro-balance system for dust and water vapour detection in the Mars atmosphere

Quartz crystal piezoelectric sensors are suitable for deposition analyses that need very high sensitivity. Due to the wide working ranges and high performances, micro-balances can measure the mass settling in average Mars conditions during a period of months before saturation is reached. This ensures a proper use for short and long term water and dust deposition monitoring. Micro-balances have been studied, calibrated and used for the GIADA (grain impact analyser and dust accumulator) experiment for the ESA-Rosetta space mission. Experience on micro-balance performance study by dust deposition has been acquired and water vapour deposition studies are in progress in a Martian atmosphere simulation chamber. Preliminary results show that micro-balances are capable to detect up to partial pressure values corresponding to parts per billion of the typical Martian atmosphere.     

火星车三折平展坡道转移方案及转移姿态分析

以火星车从着陆平台安全转移至火星表面为研究目标,提出一种三折平展坡道转移方案。火星车坡道式转移方案难点在于,着陆点地形地貌不确定和着陆器自身姿态的不确定将导致火星车转移姿态不确定从而增大转移风险。为保证火星车坡道式转移安全性,开展火星车坡道式转移姿态分析,获得满足火星车安全转移要求的最小坡道长度并评价出极限转移姿态。为使三折坡道展开总长度尽可能靠近最小坡道长度需求,进行了三折坡道长度优化分析,获得在着陆器构型约束下三折坡道长度最大值,可为我国火星车转移工程实施提供借鉴。     

The MAGO experiment for dust environment monitoring on the Martian surface

Among the main directions identified for future Martian exploration, the study of the properties of dust dispersed in the atmosphere, its cycle and the impact on climate are considered of primary relevance. Dust storms, dust devils and the dust “cycle” have been identified and studied by past remote and in situ experiments, but little quantitative information is available on these processes, so far. The airborne dust contributes to the determination of the dynamic and thermodynamic evolution of the atmosphere, including the large-scale circulation processes and its impact on the climate of Mars. Moreover, aeolian erosion, redistribution of dust on the surface and weathering processes are mostly known only qualitatively. In order to improve our knowledge of the airborne dust evolution and other atmospheric processes, it is mandatory to measure the amount, mass-size distribution and dynamical properties of solid particles in the Martian atmosphere as a function of time. In this context, there is clearly a need for the implementation of experiments dedicated to study directly atmospheric dust. The Martian atmospheric grain observer (MAGO) experiment is aimed at providing direct quantitative measurements of mass and size distributions of dust particles, a goal that has never been fully achieved so far. The instrument design combines three types of sensors to monitor in situ the dust mass flux (micro balance system, MBS) and single grain properties (grain detection system, GDS + impact sensor, IS). Technical solutions and science capabilities are discussed in this paper.     

基于薄膜热电堆的新型高温瞬态热流密度传感器的研制

目前针对国内薄膜瞬态热流传感器一致性较差、制备工艺不成熟等问题,提出了一种基于光刻工艺和离子束溅射镀膜工艺的制备方法,200对T型金属薄膜热电偶沉积在10mm×10mm的水冷块上,测量1μm的氧化铝热阻层温差,从而得到瞬态热流密度值。对新型高温瞬态热流密度传感器进行比对法标定,一致性误差为0.211%,即工艺的一致性约为99.79%。实验表明,研制的新型高温瞬态热流密度传感器的一致性好,制备工艺具备良好重复性和可移植性,能够满足高温瞬态热流检测需要,为热流传感器的推广应用及标准化、批量化生产提供了良好的技术支撑。     

基于薄膜热电堆的新型高温瞬态热流密度传感器的研制

目前针对国内薄膜瞬态热流传感器一致性较差、制备工艺不成熟等问题,提出了一种基于光刻工艺和离子束溅射镀膜工艺的制备方法,200对T型金属薄膜热电偶沉积在10mm×10mm的水冷块上,测量1μm的氧化铝热阻层温差,从而得到瞬态热流密度值。对新型高温瞬态热流密度传感器进行比对法标定,一致性误差为0.211%,即工艺的一致性约为99.79%。实验表明,研制的新型高温瞬态热流密度传感器的一致性好,制备工艺具备良好重复性和可移植性,能够满足高温瞬态热流检测需要,为热流传感器的推广应用及标准化、批量化生产提供了良好的技术支撑。