DAN on Curiosity rover
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DAN on Curiosity rover is a neutron-spectrometer instrument aboard NASA's Mars Curiosity rover designed to detect and measure subsurface hydrogen, primarily to infer the presence of water or hydrated minerals.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| DAN on Curiosity rover canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mars rover payload instrument
ⓘ
neutron spectrometer ⓘ scientific instrument ⓘ |
| aboard |
Curiosity rover
ⓘ
Mars Science Laboratory ⓘ |
| acronym | DAN ⓘ |
| collaborationWith | NASA ⓘ |
| countryOfLeadDevelopment | Russia ⓘ |
| dataProduct |
neutron count rates
ⓘ
water-equivalent hydrogen estimates ⓘ |
| dataUsedFor |
assessing past habitability
ⓘ
characterizing ground ice or hydrated minerals ⓘ mapping subsurface hydrogen distribution ⓘ |
| detects |
hydrogen-rich layers
ⓘ
variations in subsurface hydration ⓘ |
| fullName | Dynamic Albedo of Neutrons ⓘ |
| hasMode |
active mode
ⓘ
passive mode ⓘ |
| hostPlatform |
Curiosity rover
ⓘ
surface form:
Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover
|
| hostPlatformType | Mars rover ⓘ |
| instrumentType | neutron-spectrometer instrument ⓘ |
| landingSiteRegion | Gale Crater ⓘ |
| launchVehicleOfHost | Atlas V 541 ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Curiosity rover chassis underside ⓘ |
| measurementType |
epithermal neutrons
ⓘ
neutron flux ⓘ thermal neutrons ⓘ |
| missionAgencyOfHost |
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
ⓘ
surface form:
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
|
| operatedBy | NASA ⓘ |
| operatedOnBody | Mars ⓘ |
| operationalSince | 2012 ⓘ |
| partOfMission |
Mars Science Laboratory
ⓘ
surface form:
Mars Science Laboratory mission
|
| primaryScienceGoal |
detect subsurface hydrogen
ⓘ
infer presence of hydrated minerals ⓘ infer presence of water ⓘ |
| roleInPayload | geophysical sounding instrument ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
geophysics
ⓘ
planetary science ⓘ |
| senses |
subsurface hydrogen
ⓘ
water-equivalent hydrogen content ⓘ |
| supportsObjective | search for habitable environments on Mars ⓘ |
| targetEnvironment |
Martian regolith
ⓘ
Martian subsurface ⓘ |
| typicalDepthRange | up to about 1 meter below surface ⓘ |
| usesInActiveMode | pulsed neutron generator ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Rubin Ridge