TY - JOUR
T1 - The Close-Up Imager Onboard the ESA ExoMars Rover: Objectives, Description, Operations and Science Validation Activities
AU - Josset, Jean-Luc
AU - Westall, Frances
AU - Hofmann, Beda A.
AU - Spray, John
AU - Cockell, Charles
AU - Kempe, Stephan
AU - Griffiths, Andrew D.
AU - de Sanctis, Maria Cristina
AU - Colangeli, Luigi
AU - Koschny, Detlef
AU - Föllmi, Karl
AU - Verrecchia, Eric
AU - Diamond, Larryn
AU - Josset, Marie
AU - Javaux, Emmanuelle J.
AU - Esposito, Francesca
AU - Gunn, Matthew
AU - Souchon-Leitner, Audrey L.
AU - Bontognali, Tomaso R. R.
AU - Korablev, Oleg
AU - Erkman, Suren
AU - Paar, Gerhard
AU - Ulamec, Suren
AU - Foucher, Frédéric
AU - Martin, Philippe
AU - Verhaeghe, Antoine
AU - Tanevski, Mitko
AU - Vago, Jorge L.
PY - 2017/7/1
Y1 - 2017/7/1
N2 - The Close-Up Imager (CLUPI) onboard the ESA ExoMars Rover is a powerful high-resolution color camera specifically designed for close-up observations. Its accommodation on the movable drill allows multiple positioning. The science objectives of the instrument are geological characterization of rocks in terms of texture, structure, and color and the search for potential morphological biosignatures. We present the CLUPI science objectives, performance, and technical description, followed by a description of the instrument's planned operations strategy during the mission on Mars. CLUPI will contribute to the rover mission by surveying the geological environment, acquiring close-up images of outcrops, observing the drilling area, inspecting the top portion of the drill borehole (and deposited fines), monitoring drilling operations, and imaging samples collected by the drill. A status of the current development and planned science validation activities is also given. Key Words: Mars—Biosignatures—Planetary Instrumentation. Astrobiology 17, 595–611
AB - The Close-Up Imager (CLUPI) onboard the ESA ExoMars Rover is a powerful high-resolution color camera specifically designed for close-up observations. Its accommodation on the movable drill allows multiple positioning. The science objectives of the instrument are geological characterization of rocks in terms of texture, structure, and color and the search for potential morphological biosignatures. We present the CLUPI science objectives, performance, and technical description, followed by a description of the instrument's planned operations strategy during the mission on Mars. CLUPI will contribute to the rover mission by surveying the geological environment, acquiring close-up images of outcrops, observing the drilling area, inspecting the top portion of the drill borehole (and deposited fines), monitoring drilling operations, and imaging samples collected by the drill. A status of the current development and planned science validation activities is also given. Key Words: Mars—Biosignatures—Planetary Instrumentation. Astrobiology 17, 595–611
U2 - 10.1089/ast.2016.1546
DO - 10.1089/ast.2016.1546
M3 - Article
C2 - 28731819
SN - 1531-1074
VL - 17
SP - 595
EP - 611
JO - Astrobiology
JF - Astrobiology
IS - 6-7
ER -