Measuring Heat Flow on Mars: The Heat Flow and Physical Properties Package on GEMS
Abstract
The Heat Flow and Physical Properties Package (HP3) has been developed to the breadboard level and is designed to penetrate up to 5 m into the martian regolith. The instrument will measure electrical permittivity, electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, and the temperature of the regolith. From these measurements, the planetary heat flow at the landing site will be determined with an uncertainty better than 10%.
- Publication:
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EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2011
- Pub Date:
- October 2011
- Bibcode:
- 2011epsc.conf..379G