April 20, 2017

Instruments

The scientific instruments making up the payload amount to about 50 kg. They are described in the following tables:

ON-SITE ANALYSIS INSTRUMENTS

InstrumentsPIScientific objectivesMass
Gas Analytic Package (GAP):
- Thermal-Differential Analyzer
- Tunable Diode Laser Spectrometer
- Gas-Chromatograph
- Mass-Spectrometer
M.V. Gerasimov (IKI)- soil mineral composition
- light volatile molecules and noble gas detection
- organic molecule detection
- isotopic composition of analysed molecules
8.7 kg
Manipulator Instruments Set:
- APX spectrometer
- Mössbauer spectrometer
- Micro-TV
V. Linkin (IKI)- elementary and mineralogical soil composition1.3 kg
Gamma SpectrometerGEOKHI- elementary soil composition5.5 kg
Neutron SpectrometerI.G. Mitrofanov- soil hydrogen content analysis4.0 kg
IR SpectrometerG. Bellucci (IFSI)
L. Ksanfomality (IKI)
- regolith mineralogy4.0 kg
Laser TOF Mass SpectrometerG.G Managadze (IKI)- soil elementary composition1.5 kg
Secondary Ions Mass SpectrometerG.G Managadze (IKI)- soil elementary composition1.5 kg
Thermal SensorGEOKHI- regolith thermal characteristics0.3 kg
Long-wave penetrating RadarN.A. Armand (IRE)- Phobos electric characteristics and internal structure3.5 kg
SeismometerIKI, GEOKHI, IFZ- Phobos gravimetry and internal structure0.5 kg

OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS

InstrumentsPIScientific objectivesMass
Navigation TV systemG. Avanesov (IKI)- surface mapping, landing support3.0 kg
Panoramic TV cameraA. Lipatov (IKI)- Phobos panoramic imaging, sample selection imaging0.5 kg
Visible Optical SpectrometerO. Korablev (IKI)- Phobos soil mineralogy study2.5 kg
Infrared Optical SpectrometerO. Korablev (IKI)- Phobos soil mineralogy study 

MARTIAN ENVIrONMENT AND CELESTIAL MECHANICS STUDY INSTRUMENTS

InstrumentsPIScientific objectivesMass
Dust counterGEOKHI, IKI- micrometeorites3.0 kg
Dust counter bisIKI, Germany (or Italy)- dust measurement on Phobos’s orbit2.5 kg
Solar occultation spectrometer (TIMM-2)O. Korablev (IKI)- trace gas measurements in Martian atmosphere3.5 kg
Plasma Science Package:
- Planetary Ion Spectrometer
- Electron spectrometer
- Magnetometer
A.A. Skalsky (IKI)- solar wind interaction with Phobos and Mars3.0 kg
Solar sensorV.M. Linkin (IKI)- Phobos libration study0.5 kg
Ultra Stable OscillatorV.M. Linkin (IKI)- celestial mechanic experiment0.1 kg