Jessica KaminskiMentor Greg Mehall – Mars Space Flight FacilityNASA Space Grant SymposiumArizona State UniversityApril 18, 2009

Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity

• Launched July 7, 2003• Arrived January 25, 2004• Meridiani Planum• Still operational•Science instrument include:• Cameras:

• Pan Cam• Nav Cam • Microscopic Imager

• Spectrometers• Mossbauer Spectrometer• Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer• Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer

• Grinder•Rock Abrasion Tool

• Magnet•Magnet Array

Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer

Miniature Thermal EmissionSpectrometer (Mini-TES)

Determine the mineralogy of the rocks and soils

Determine the thermo-physical properties of selected soil patches

Determine the temperature profile, dust opacity, water-ice opacity, and water vapor abundance in the atmosphere

All done using MMCC , a program in IDL

Allow scientists to easily see reference images for Mini-TES data relevant to its location on the surface of Mars

The final database includes over 300 mosaics of different sites that have over 2,000 mini-TES projections.

There are two databases:• Mini-TES targeted data from rocks and soil• Mini-TES targeted data from systematic ground observations used in conjunction with atmospheric measurements