Methods for testing the Mars Science Laboratory’s Landing Radar

The Mars Science Laboratory’s rover named Curiosity successfully landed on Mars on August 6, 2012. One component of the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Entry, Descent, and Landing (EDL) system was the Terminal Descent Sensor (TDS) landing radar. In this paper we describe laboratory testing of this rad...

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Main Authors: Chapin, Elaine, Grando, Maurio B., Hamilton, Gary A., Pak, Kyung S., Pollard, Brian D., Shaffer, Scott J., Wu, Chialin
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: Pasadena, CA : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2013 2014
Subjects:
landing radar
Ka-band radar
pulse-Doppler radar
radar testing methodology
Arctic
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2014/44246
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Summary:The Mars Science Laboratory’s rover named Curiosity successfully landed on Mars on August 6, 2012. One component of the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Entry, Descent, and Landing (EDL) system was the Terminal Descent Sensor (TDS) landing radar. In this paper we describe laboratory testing of this radar performed before launch. NASA/JPL

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