Camera, hand lens, and microscope probe
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Camera, hand lens, and microscope probe (CHAMP) is a microscope capable of color imaging with a spatial resolution ranging from infinity imaging down to 2.9 μm per pixel.[1][2] The instrument was originally developed through the Mars Instrument Development Program (MIDP) in support of robotic field investigations,[1][2] and was an instrument proposed for use on the 2011 Mars Science Laboratory rover mission to Mars.[3] The instrument would allow the examination of Martian surface features and materials (terrain, rocks, soils, samples) on spatial scales ranging from kilometers to micrometers, thus enabling both microscopy and context imaging with high operational flexibility.[4] Therefore, it would allow for a better understanding of the evolution of the Martian surface over time. More specifically, CHAMP would help gather data for a potential habitat for life on Mars.[citation needed]
The original MIDP version of CHAMP was designed to be mounted on a robot arm.[2] It was subsequently further developed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.[2] A hybrid version known as CHAMP-SLS (scannable laser spectrometer) was developed as part of the Regolith and Environment Science and Oxygen and Lunar Volatile Extraction (RESOLVE) programme, which was again designed to be mounted on a robot arm.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Mungas et al. 2005, p. 631.
- ^ a b c d Beegle et al. 2009, p. 659.
- ^ Mungas et al. 2005, p. 632.
- ^ Mungas et al. 2004, p. 9.
- ^ Beegle et al. 2009, p. 660.
Bibliography
[edit]- Mungas, Greg S.; Boynton, John E.; Balzer, Mark A.; Beegle, Luther; Sobel, Harold R.; Fisher, Ted; Klein, Dan; Deans, Matthew; Lee, Pascal; Sepulveda, Cesar A. (2005). "CHAMP (Camera, Handlens, and Microscope Probe)". Proceedings. IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, Montana, March 4–12, 2005. IEEE. pp. 631–640. doi:10.1109/AERO.2005.1559353. hdl:2014/40633. ISBN 9780780388697. ISSN 1095-323X. OCLC 70185790. IEEE 05TH8788.
- Mungas, Greg S.; Beegle, Luther W.; Boynton, John E.; Lee, Pascal; Shidemantle, Ritch; Fisher, Ted (2004). Camera, Hand Lens, and Microscope Probe (CHAMP): An Instrument Proposed for the 2009 MSL Rover Mission. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 13–17, 2004. American Geophysical Union. Bibcode:2004AGUFM.P43A0900B. doi:2014/41049. hdl:2014/41049.
{{cite conference}}: CS1 maint: ignored DOI errors (link) - Beegle, Luther W.; Feldman, Sabrina; Johnson, Paul V.; Dreyer, Christopher B. (2009-07-15). "Instruments for In Situ Sample Analysis". In Bar-Cohen, Yoseph; Zacny, Kris (eds.). Drilling in Extreme Environments: Penetration and Sampling on Earth and other Planets. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 643–706. doi:10.1002/9783527626625.ch8. ISBN 9783527626632.
Further reading
[edit]- Mungas, G.; Gürsel, Y.; Sepulveda, C.; Anderson, Mark R.; La Baw, C.; Johnson, Kenneth R.; Deans, M.; Beegle, L.; Boynton, J. (2008). "Development and optical testing of the camera, hand lens, and microscope probe with scannable laser spectroscopy (CHAMP-SLS)". In Mouroulis, Pantazis Z.; Smith, Warren J.; Johnson, R. Barry (eds.). Proceedings. Current Developments in Lens Design and Optical Engineering IX. Vol. 7060. San Diego, California: SPIE. doi:10.1117/12.792024.
- Johnson, J. B.; Mungas, G. S.; Zacny, K.; Albert, D. G.; Banerdt, B.; Buehler, M.; Elphic, R.; Johnson, K.; Lambert, J.; Sturm, M. (2012-04-26). "Lunar Suitcase Science: A Lunar Regolith Characterization Kit (LRoCK)". In Song, Gangbing; Malla, Ramesh B. (eds.). Proceedings. Earth and Space 2010: Engineering, Science, Construction, and Operations in Challenging Environments. Honolulu, Hawaii: American Society of Civil Engineers. pp. 1211–1234. doi:10.1061/41096(366)111. ISBN 9780784410967.