PIA23989: MEDLI2 Onboard Mars 2020 Spacecraft


MEDLI2 Onboard Mars 2020 Spacecraft

Caption:

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Figure 1

MEDLI2 sensors are installed on the Mars 2020 heat shield and back shell prior to launch. The sensors will measure the environment surrounding the spacecraft and the performance of thermal protection system material during the atmospheric entry phase of NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission.

Background Info:

For more information about the mission, go to https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/ .

Cataloging Keywords:

Name Value Additional Values
Target Mars
System
Target Type Planet
Mission Mars 2020
Instrument Host Perseverance
Host Type Rover
Instrument
Detector
Extra Keywords Atmosphere, Color, Thermal
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2020-10-22
Date in Caption
Image Credit Lockheed Martin
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA23989
Identifier PIA23989