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The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 2023 The Tianwen-1 spacecraft is China's first Mars exploration mission. The Mars Orbiter Magnetometer (MOMAG) is a scientific instrument on board the Tianwen-1 mission that is designed to study magnetic fields at Mars, including the solar wind to the ...
Yutian Chi +24 more
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Earth and Planetary Physics, 2023 The plume–surface interaction (PSI) is a common phenomenon that describes the environment surrounding the landers resulting from the impingement of hot rocket exhaust on the regolith of planetary bodies.
Tao Xu +8 more
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Mars Mineralogical Spectrometer (MMS) on the Tianwen-1 Mission [PDF]
Space Science Reviews, 2021 AbstractThe Mars Mineralogical Spectrometer (MMS) is a hyperspectral imager onboard the Mars orbiter of Tianwen-1, China’s first Mars exploration mission. MMS consists of 4 subassemblies: an Optical Sensor Unit (OSU), an Electronics Unit (EU), a Calibration Unit (CU), and a Thermal Control Accessories (TCA).
Zhiping He +20 more
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The Tianwen-1 Guidance, Navigation, and Control for Mars Entry, Descent, and Landing
Space: Science & Technology, 2021 Tianwen-1, the first mission of China’s planetary exploration program, accomplished its goals of orbiting, landing, and roving on the Mars. The entry, descent, and landing (EDL) phase directly determines the success of the entire mission, of which the ...
Xiangyu Huang +10 more
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Geophysical Research Letters, 2023 The Martian bow shock stands as the first defense against the solar wind and shapes the Martian magnetosphere. Previous studies showed the correlation between the Martian bow shock location and solar wind parameters.
Long Cheng +23 more
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Aerospace, 2022 The trim flap is an aerodynamic control surface capable of allowing Mars entry vehicles to improve landing performance during the most dangerous entry, descent, and landing (EDL) phase.
Xinli Li +6 more
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Entry vehicle control system design for the Tianwen-1 mission [PDF]
Astrodynamics, 2022 AbstractThe entry vehicle for the Tianwen-1 mission successfully landed on the surface of Mars at 7:18 AM BJT on May 15, 2021. This successful landing made China the first country to orbit, land, and release a rover in their first attempt at the Mars exploration.
Jinchang Hu +7 more
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Flight Experiment Validation of Altitude Measurement Performance of MOSIR on Tianwen-1 Orbiter
Remote Sensing, 2021 The MOSIR (Mars Orbiter Subsurface Investigation Radar) is one of the scientific payloads carried by the Tianwen-1 orbiter. MOSIR conducted a ground experiment in the desert near Dengkou County, northern China, before the launch of the Tianwen-1 ...
Tiansheng Hong +11 more
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Calibration of Mars Energetic Particle Analyzer (MEPA)
Earth and Planetary Physics, 2020 The first Mars exploration mission of China (Tianwen-1) is scheduled to be launched in 2020; a charged particle telescope, the Mars Energetic Particle Analyzer (MEPA), is carried as one of the payloads on the orbiter.
ShuWen Tang +16 more
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Entry, Descent, and Landing of China’s Tianwen-1 Mars Mission
Space: Science & Technology, 2022 Zezhou Sun, Wei Rao
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