Surface science on Phobos with the navigation cameras of the MMX IDEFIX rover
Abstract A CNES/DLR rover called IDEFIX will be deployed on the surface of Phobos in late 2028 or early 2029 as part of JAXA’s Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission. The goal of the rover is to travel across the surface of Phobos for at least 100 days, with autonomous guidance provided by the navi...
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| author | Pierre Vernazza Laurent Jorda Simon Tardivel Julien Baroukh Olivier Groussin Celia Pimorin Axel Poulain Pierre-Yves Chabaud Emilie Robert Jean Bertrand Valerian Lalucaa Emile Remetean Nicolas Théret Cedric Virmontois Naomi Murdoch Stéphane Le Mouélic Pierre Beck Ottaviano Rüsch Jessica Flahaut Sebastien Charnoz Jeremie Lasue Maria-Antonietta Barucci Alain Doressoundiram Patrick Michel Stephan Ulamec |
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| description | Abstract A CNES/DLR rover called IDEFIX will be deployed on the surface of Phobos in late 2028 or early 2029 as part of JAXA’s Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission. The goal of the rover is to travel across the surface of Phobos for at least 100 days, with autonomous guidance provided by the navigation cameras (a stereo pair). By taking stereoscopic images of the area around IDEFIX up to the horizon (resolution of a few millimeters at 1 m), the navigation cameras aim to provide answers to a number of scientific questions, such as the origin of the color dichotomy, the nature of space weathering processes, and the extent of dust transport and exogenous contamination on Phobos. Here we present the IDEFIX navigation cameras, including their ground calibrations, and the science questions they are intended to address. We also present the architecture of the data processing pipeline being developed at the Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille to address the science objectives of the navigation cameras. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5cc3ccdedf9c496190cb4ff0d8e960cd2025-08-20T03:04:21ZengSpringerOpenProgress in Earth and Planetary Science2197-42842025-07-0112111410.1186/s40645-025-00708-4Surface science on Phobos with the navigation cameras of the MMX IDEFIX roverPierre Vernazza0Laurent Jorda1Simon Tardivel2Julien Baroukh3Olivier Groussin4Celia Pimorin5Axel Poulain6Pierre-Yves Chabaud7Emilie Robert8Jean Bertrand9Valerian Lalucaa10Emile Remetean11Nicolas Théret12Cedric Virmontois13Naomi Murdoch14Stéphane Le Mouélic15Pierre Beck16Ottaviano Rüsch17Jessica Flahaut18Sebastien Charnoz19Jeremie Lasue20Maria-Antonietta Barucci21Alain Doressoundiram22Patrick Michel23Stephan Ulamec24Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, CNES, LAM, Institut OriginesAix Marseille Université, CNRS, CNES, LAM, Institut OriginesCNESCNESAix Marseille Université, CNRS, CNES, LAM, Institut OriginesAix Marseille Université, CNRS, CNES, LAM, Institut OriginesAix Marseille Université, CNRS, CNES, LAM, Institut OriginesAix Marseille Université, CNRS, CNES, LAM, Institut OriginesCNESCNESCNESCNESCNESCNESISAE-SUPAERO, Université de ToulouseLaboratoire de Planétologie et Géosciences, CNRS, Nantes Université, Univ Angers, Le Mans UniversitéUniv. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IPAGInstitut für Planetologie, Universität MünsterUniversité de Lorraine, CNRS, CRPGUniversité de Paris Cité, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, CNRSInstitut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie, Université de Toulouse 3 Paul Sabatier, CNRS, CNESObservatoire de Paris, CNRS, LIRA, Université Paris Cité, Université PSL, Sorbonne UniversitéObservatoire de Paris, CNRS, LIRA, Université Paris Cité, Université PSL, Sorbonne UniversitéLaboratoire Lagrange, CNRS, Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur, Université Côte d’AzurGerman Aerospace Center, DLRAbstract A CNES/DLR rover called IDEFIX will be deployed on the surface of Phobos in late 2028 or early 2029 as part of JAXA’s Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission. The goal of the rover is to travel across the surface of Phobos for at least 100 days, with autonomous guidance provided by the navigation cameras (a stereo pair). By taking stereoscopic images of the area around IDEFIX up to the horizon (resolution of a few millimeters at 1 m), the navigation cameras aim to provide answers to a number of scientific questions, such as the origin of the color dichotomy, the nature of space weathering processes, and the extent of dust transport and exogenous contamination on Phobos. Here we present the IDEFIX navigation cameras, including their ground calibrations, and the science questions they are intended to address. We also present the architecture of the data processing pipeline being developed at the Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille to address the science objectives of the navigation cameras.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40645-025-00708-4PhobosIn situ imagingRegolithSpace weatheringBoulder crackingDust transport |
| spellingShingle | Pierre Vernazza Laurent Jorda Simon Tardivel Julien Baroukh Olivier Groussin Celia Pimorin Axel Poulain Pierre-Yves Chabaud Emilie Robert Jean Bertrand Valerian Lalucaa Emile Remetean Nicolas Théret Cedric Virmontois Naomi Murdoch Stéphane Le Mouélic Pierre Beck Ottaviano Rüsch Jessica Flahaut Sebastien Charnoz Jeremie Lasue Maria-Antonietta Barucci Alain Doressoundiram Patrick Michel Stephan Ulamec Surface science on Phobos with the navigation cameras of the MMX IDEFIX rover Progress in Earth and Planetary Science Phobos In situ imaging Regolith Space weathering Boulder cracking Dust transport |
| title | Surface science on Phobos with the navigation cameras of the MMX IDEFIX rover |
| title_full | Surface science on Phobos with the navigation cameras of the MMX IDEFIX rover |
| title_fullStr | Surface science on Phobos with the navigation cameras of the MMX IDEFIX rover |
| title_full_unstemmed | Surface science on Phobos with the navigation cameras of the MMX IDEFIX rover |
| title_short | Surface science on Phobos with the navigation cameras of the MMX IDEFIX rover |
| title_sort | surface science on phobos with the navigation cameras of the mmx idefix rover |
| topic | Phobos In situ imaging Regolith Space weathering Boulder cracking Dust transport |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40645-025-00708-4 |
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