The probe is designed to study the Martian atmosphere at different times throughout its day and seasons. Edwards joined a team of hundreds of other individuals from throughout the world who spent years in development in preparation for the launch. Edwards, instrument scientist for the project, worked alongside ASU’s Philip Christensen, with the School of Earth and Space Exploration (where Edwards attended graduate school), to create the Emirates Mars Infrared Spectrometer (EMIRS) for the probe. This spectrometer breaks up the spectrum of light to about 100 microns — “about the diameter of your hair,” Edwards said — and then into hundreds of even smaller chunks in order to analyze the energy coming from the Mars surface. NAU planetary scientist helps develop device for UAE Mars probe Seven months of cruise time may seem like the opportune moment for a break, but not for the …Studying Mars in Antarctica

Source: Daily Sun December 22, 2020 14:03 UTC