Mercury Radiometer & Thermal Infrared Spectrometer, Phase D/C2 (MERTIS)
Basic data for this project
Type of project: Participation in other joint projects
Duration at the University of Münster: 01/03/2009 - 28/02/2013
Description
Selected by ESA to be one of the eleven instruments aboard the MPO spacecraft of the BepiColombo mission, MERTIS will map the surface mineralogy of planet Mercury with a spatial resolution of at least 500 meters. It is an imaging spectrometer covering the thermal infrared, or IR, range and also contains a radiometer for thermal inertia measurements. The goals of Phase C2/D are to define the instrument in detail and to manufacture a qualification model and a flight unit. Launch of the BepiColombo mission atop ESA's Ariane V launcher is planned for 2014. The journey to Mercury will take six years to complete.
Keywords: Mercury; Infrared spectroscopy; BepiColombo
Website of the project: http://www.uni-muenster.de/Planetology/science/projects/mertis/index.html
Funding identifier: 50QW0901
Funder / funding scheme:
- Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE)
Project management at the University of Münster
| Bischoff, Addi (Adolf) | |
| Hiesinger, Harald |
Applicants from the University of Münster
| Bischoff, Addi (Adolf) | |
| Hiesinger, Harald |
Research associates from the University of Münster
| Bauch, Karin | |
| Morlok, Andreas | |
| Moroz, Liubov | |
| Multhaup, Kai | |
| Reiss, Dennis | |
| Rout, Surya Snata |
Project partners outside the University of Münster
- Astro- und Feinwerktechnik Adlershof GmbHGermany
- Erwin Kayser-Threde GmbHGermany
- Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN)Poland
- German Aerospace Center (DLR)Germany
- Ingenieurbüro UlmerGermany
Projects of the previous funding period
Duration: 30/06/2006 - 28/02/2009 Funded by: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy Type of project: Participation in other joint projects |
Projects of the following funding period
Duration: 01/05/2013 - 30/04/2017 Funded by: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy Type of project: Participation in other joint projects |
Publications of the University of Münster resulting from the project
Hiesinger H, Helbert J (2010) In: Planetary and Space Science, 58(1-2), 144-165. doi:10.1016/j.pss.2008.09.019 Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published | |
Rothery D, Marinangeli L, Anand M, Carpenter J, Christensend U, Crawford IA, De Sanctis MC, Epifani EM, Erard S, Frigeri A, Fraser G, Hauber E, Helbert J, Hiesinger H, Joy K, Langevin Y, Massironi M, Milillo A, Mitrofanov I, Muinonen K, Naranen J, Pauselli C, Potts P, Warell J, Wurz P (2010) In: Planetary and Space Science, 58(1-2), 21-39. doi:10.1016/j.pss.2008.09.001 Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published | |
Manhart, M., Zeh, T., Preißler, G., Hurni, A., Peter, G., Walter, I., Helbert, J., Multhaup, K., Hiesinger, H. (2010) In: NASA (eds.), Proceedings of the 40th Aerospace Mechanisms Symposium. (kein Verlag angegeben). Research article in edited proceedings (conference) | Peer reviewed | Published | |
K. Multhaup (2009) In: Geophysical Research Letters(36). Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published | |
Zeh, T., Gal, C., Kaiser, S., Peter, G., Walter, I., Helbert, J., Jachlewski, J.,
Multhaup, K., Hiesinger, H. (2010) In: (eds.), Proc. SPIE 7808, 78080O. (kein Verlag angegeben). Research article in edited proceedings (conference) | Published |