Author/Authors :
J.-P. Barriot، نويسنده , , V. Dehant، نويسنده , , W. Folkner، نويسنده , , J.-C. Cerisier، نويسنده , , A. Ribes، نويسنده , , J. Benoist، نويسنده , , T. Van Hoolst ، نويسنده , , P. Defraigne ، نويسنده , , R. Warnant، نويسنده , , R.A. Preston، نويسنده , , L. Romans، نويسنده , , S. Wu، نويسنده , , A.W. Wernik، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
The NEtlander Ionosphere and Geodesy Experiment (NEIGE) of the Netlander Mission to Mars has two series of scientific objectives: (1) to determine Mars orientation parameters in order to obtain information about the interior of Mars and about the seasonal mass exchange between atmosphere and ice caps; and (2) to determine the total electron content (TEC) and the scintillation of radio signals in order to study the large- and small-scale structure of the ionosphere of Mars. These two sets of information will be derived from measurements of amplitudes and Doppler shifts of radio links at UHF and X-band between the Netlander microstations on the Mars surface and an orbiter and between this orbiter and the Earth (at X-band).
