Abstract NASA's Mars 2020 (M2020) rover mission includes a suite of sensors to monitor
current environmental conditions near the surface of Mars and to constrain bulk aerosol …

In this work we discuss various selected mission concepts addressing Venus evolution
through time. More specifically, we address investigations and payload instrument concepts …

Abstract The Heat Flow and Physical Properties Package HP 3 for the InSight mission will
attempt the first measurement of the planetary heat flow of Mars. The data will be taken at the …

The NASA InSight lander mission to Mars payload includes the Heat Flow and Physical
Properties Package HP 3 to measure the surface heat flow. The package was designed to …

The physical properties of cometary nuclei observed today relate to their complex history
and help to constrain their formation and evolution. In this article, we review some of the …

Thermal and mechanical material properties determine comet evolution and even solar
system formation because comets are considered remnant volatile-rich planetesimals. Using …

The Japanese MMX sample return mission to Phobos by JAXA will carry a rover developed
by CNES and DLR that will be deployed on Phobos to perform in situ analysis of the Martian …

Questions regarding how primordial or pristine the comets of the solar system are have been
an ongoing controversy. In this review, we describe comets' physical evolution from dust and …

Abstract Interior exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport's
(InSight) seismometer package Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure (SEIS) was placed …

The MASCOT radiometer MARA is a multi-spectral instrument which measures net radiative
flux in six wavelength bands. MARA uses thermopile sensors as sensing elements, and the …