MIRS: an imaging spectrometer for the MMX mission
M. A. Barucci, Jean-Michel Réess, Pernelle Bernardi, A. Doressoundiram, S. Fornasier, Michel Le Du, Takahiro Iwata, Hiromu Nakagawa, Tomoki Nakamura, Yves André, Shohei Aoki, T. Arai, E. Baldit, Pierre Beck, Jean-Tristan Buey, Elisabet Canalias, Matthieu Castelnau, S. Charnoz, Marc Chaussidon, F. Chapron, Valérie Ciarletti, Marco Delbò, Bruno Dubois, S. Gauffre, Thomas Gautier, Hidenori Genda, Rafik Hassen-Khodja, Gilles Hervet, Ryuki Hyodo, Christian Imbert, Takeshi Imamura, L. Jordá, Shingo Kameda, Driss Kouach, Toru Kouyama, Takeshi Kuroda, Hiroyuki Kurokawa, Laurent Lapaw, J. Lasue, L. Le Deit, Aurélien Ledot, C. Leyrat, Bertrand Le Ruyet, M. Matsuoka, F. Merlin, Hideaki Miyamoto, Frédéric Moynier, Napoléon Nguyen Tuong, Kazunori Ogohara, Takahito Osawa, Jérôme Parisot, Laurie Pistre, Benjamin Quertier, Sean N. Raymond, F. Rocard, Takeshi Sakanoi, Takao M. Sato, Éric Sawyer, Fériel Tache, Sylvain Trémolières, Fuminori Tsuchiya, Pierre Vernazza, Didier Zeganadin
Abstract
Abstract The MMX infrared spectrometer (MIRS) is an imaging spectrometer onboard MMX JAXA mission. MMX (Martian Moon eXploration) is scheduled to be launched in 2024 with sample return to Earth in 2029. MIRS is built at LESIA-Paris Observatory in collaboration with four other French laboratories, collaboration and financial support of CNES and close collaboration with JAXA and MELCO. The instrument is designed to fully accomplish MMX’s scientific and measurement objectives. MIRS will remotely provide near-infrared spectral maps of Phobos and Deimos containing compositional diagnostic spectral features that will be used to analyze the surface composition and to support the sampling site selection. MIRS will also study Mars atmosphere, in particular spatial and temporal changes such as clouds, dust and water vapor. Graphical Abstract