Table V: Mission Concepts Estimated Payload Wide Sub-mm: Nadir Mission Investigations Addressed PSAR SWIR Mass [kg] for Imaging Angle T, wind, Polar Concept (See Tables III-IV) Mapper Threshold Mapper Camera water (v) Sounder Coverage Coverage (and Baseline) All Functions and ALL T T T T T T T 225 Objectives Detection of very shallow ice, structure, and overburden: Ground Ice T T B T B 130 (175) RS-A1, RS-A2, S-A1; baseline adds S-A2 (partial: frost) Signs of RSL & Environmental current and Transitions (mineralogy & T B T T B 105 (210) ✔ ancient stratigraphy): RS-B, RS-C, water S-B2, S-D Current Martian Atmosphere Atmosphere studies and global Science & monitoring: RS-D, S-C1, S-C2, T T T T 105 (105) SKGs S-C3, S-B2 + Reconnaissance +Recon (partial: certify sites) Identify geologic and constrain densities of Mars T B T T B 105 (175) (SEP only) moons: RS-E, S-E Reconnaissance (threshold: Basic Certification and S-B2; 50 (185 or baseline adds T B B B B B (one of these) 215) characterization of new sites and atmospheric conditions) Estimated instrument mass [kg] 50 65 40 15 5 40 10 Note: Representative instrument payload mass limits for Mission Options A, B, C are 80, 200 & >200 kg (see ). Legend for Investigation: S=Science/RS= Resource & SKGs, T = Threshold B = Baseline (includes Threshold) Tables III-V: -N# = Objective/Investigation
Table V: Mission Concepts Mission Concept Investigations Addressed (See Tables III-IV) Imaging PSAR SWIR Mapper Mapper Wide Angle Camera Sub-mm: T, wind, water (v) Sounder Coverage Nadir Polar Coverage Estimated Payload Mass [kg] for Threshold (and Baseline) ALL All Functions and Objectives T T T T T T T 225 Ground Ice Detection of very shallow ice, structure, and overburden: RS-A1, RS-A2, S-A1; baseline adds S-A2 (partial: frost) T T B T B 130 (175) Signs of current and ancient water RSL & Environmental Transitions (mineralogy & stratigraphy): RS-B, RS-C, S-B2, S-D T B T T B ✔ 105 (210) Atmosphere Science & SKGs +Recon Current Martian Atmosphere studies and global monitoring: RS-D, S-C1, S-C2, S-C3, S-B2 + Reconnaissance (partial: certify sites) T T T T 105 (105) (SEP only) Identify geologic and constrain densities of Mars moons: RS-E, S-E T B T T B 105 (175) Basic Reconnaissance (threshold: Certification and S-B2; baseline adds characterization of new sites and atmospheric conditions) T B B B B B (one of these) 50 (185 or 215) Estimated instrument mass [kg] 50 65 40 15 5 40 10 Note: Representative instrument payload mass limits for Mission Options A, B, C are 80, 200 & >200 kg (see ). Legend for Tables III-V: Investigation: S=Science/RS= Resource & SKGs, -N# = Objective/Investigation T = Threshold B = Baseline (includes Threshold)
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