MARSCat: Imaging of the Martian Ionosphere using a CubeSat Constellation
Whitepaper #022 submitted to the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey 2023-2032. Topics: atmospheric/exospheric evolution; Mars; technology development
by Edgar A Bering, Laila Andersson, Mark Moldwin, and Paul Withers
Published onMar 18, 2021
MARSCat: Imaging of the Martian Ionosphere using a CubeSat Constellation
The MarsCAT (Mars Array of ionospheric Research Satellites forming the Constellation for Aeronomy and Tomography) Mission is a multi 6U CubeSat mission to study the ionosphere of Mars for a future mission of opportunity. The mission will investigate the plasma and magnetic structure of the Martian ionosphere, including transient plasma structures.
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