Computer Science
Scientific paper
Apr 2003
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2003eaeja....11326g&link_type=abstract
EGS - AGU - EUG Joint Assembly, Abstracts from the meeting held in Nice, France, 6 - 11 April 2003, abstract #11326
Computer Science
Scientific paper
The D-CIXS compact X-ray spectrometer will fly on the ESA SMART-1 mission to the Moon. It consists of a high throughput spectrometer, which will perform spatially localised X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy, and a solar monitor to provide the calibration necessary to determine absolute elemental abundances of the lunar surface. It will produce global maps of Mg, Al and Si, three of the key-rock forming elements on the Moon. In addition to the obvious advantages of a global elemental distribution map, specific targets of interest have been identified, including the South-Pole Aitken basin, the lunar maria, large impact craters and impact basins. D-CIXS will demonstrate two new technologies, micro-structure collimators and swept-charge devices. These developments allow D-CIXS to achieve ground-breaking science within a resource envelope far smaller than previously thought possible for this type of instrument. D-CIXS is an ideal precursor instrument for future planetary missions, including the BepiColombo mission to the planet Mercury.
D-Cixs Team
Dunkin Sarah K.
Grande Marco
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