The Raman Laser Spectrometer (RLS) for 2020 Exomars (ESA) Mission: Instrument development and operation on Mars

Fernando Rull (1) , Sylvestre Maurice (2) , Hutchinson Ian , Andoni G. Moral , Carlos Perez , Tomas Belenguer , Gonzalo Ramos (3) , Maria Colombo (4) , Guillermo Lopez-Reyes , Valentin Garcia , Olivier Forni (5) , Juergen Popp , Jesús Medina (6)

1 UVa - Universidad de Valladolid [Valladolid]
2 LATT - Laboratoire Astrophysique de Toulouse-Tarbes
3 DCS - Department of Computer Science [University of Toronto]
4 Institute for Theoretical Studies
5 IRAP - Institut de recherche en astrophysique et planétologie
6 Medical Evidence Centre

Raman Laser Spectrometer (RLS) is part of the Exomars 2020 key instruments devoted to the analysis of samples collected below the Martian surface. This paper aims to describe the instrument technical characteristics, the scientific performances and the operation it will perform on Mars in the context of Exomars 2020 rover mission.

Domaines: Planétologie et astrophysique de la terre [astro-ph.EP]; Astrophysique [astro-ph]; Sciences de la Terre

Fernando Rull, Sylvestre Maurice, Hutchinson Ian, Andoni G. Moral, Carlos Perez, et al.. The Raman Laser Spectrometer (RLS) for 2020 Exomars (ESA) Mission: Instrument development and operation on Mars. EPSC, Sep 2019, Genève, Switzerland. ⟨hal-02347253⟩