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PHOBOS-GRUNT 
PHOBOS-GRUNT mockup, scale 1:1
PHOBOS-GRUNT
INSTRUMENTS 
Instruments:
Gas Analytic Package, Manipulator Instruments Set, Gamma Spectrometer, Neutron Spectrometer, InfraRed Spectrometer, Laser TOF Mass Spectrometer, Secondary Ions Mass Spectrometer, Thermal Sensor, Long-wave penetrating Radar, Seismometer, TV cameras, Visible and Infrared Optical Spectrometer, Dust counter, Plasma Science Package, Solar sensor, Ultra Stable Oscillator, TIMM-2

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INSTRUMENTS

The scientific instruments composing the payload represent a total mass of about 50 Kg and are described in the following tables:

IN-SITU ANALYSIS INSTRUMENTS
Instruments PI Scientific objectives Mass
Gas Analytic Package (GAP):
- Thermal-Differential Analyzer
- Tunable Diode Laser Spectrometer
- Gas-Chromatograph
- Mass-Spectrometer 		M.V. Gerasimov (IKI) - mineralogical analysis of soil
- inventory, chemical and isotopic composition, of volatiles
- search for organics. 		8.7 kg
Manipulator Instruments Set:
- APX spectrometer
- Mössbauer spectrometer
- Micro-TV 		V. Linkin (IKI) - elemental and mineralogical composition of soil 1.3 kg
Gamma Spectrometer GEOKHI - elemental composition of soil 5.5 kg
Neutron Spectrometer I.G. Mitrofanov - hydrogen content of Phobos soil 4.0 kg
IR Spectrometer G. Bellucci (IFSI)
L. Ksanfomality (IKI) 		- regolith mineralogy 4.0 kg
Laser TOF Mass Spectrometer G.G Managadze (IKI) - elemental composition of soil 1.5 kg
Secondary Ions Mass Spectrometer G.G Managadze (IKI) - elemental composition of soil 1.5 kg
Thermal Sensor GEOKHI - Regolith thermal characteristics 0.3 kg
Long-wave penetrating Radar N.A. Armand (IRE) - Phobos inner structure, electric characteristics 3.5 kg
Seismometer IKI, GEOKHI, IFZ - Phobos inner structure, , gravimetry 0.5 kg
 
OPTIC INSTRUMENTS
Instruments PI Scientific objectives Mass
Navigation TV system G. Avanesov (IKI) - landing support, Phobos surface mapping 3.0 kg
Panoramic TV camera A. Lipatov (IKI) - panoramic images of Phobos, sample selection 0.5 kg
Visible Optical Spectrometer O. Korablev (IKI) - mineralogy of Phobos ground 2.5 kg
Infrared Optical Spectrometer O. Korablev (IKI) - mineralogy of Phobos ground ?? kg
 
INSTRUMENTS for MARS ENVIRONMENT STUDY and CELESTIAL MECHANIC EXPERIMENTS
Instruments PI Scientific objectives Mass
Dust counter GEOKHI, IKI - micrometeorites 3.0 kg
Dust counter bis IKI, Germany (or Italy) - dust torus at the Phobos orbit 2.5 kg
Solar occultation spectrometer (TIMM-2) O. Korablev (IKI) - trace gases of Mars atmosphere 3.5 kg
Plasma Science Package:
- Planetary Ion Spectrometer
- Electron spectrometer
- Magnetometer 		A.A. Skalsky (IKI) - interaction of the solar wind with Phobos and Mars 3.0 kg
Solar sensor V.M. Linkin (IKI) - Phobos libration study 0.5 kg
Ultra Stable Oscillator V.M. Linkin (IKI) - celestial mechanic experiment 0.1 kg


Latest update 24/01/2011