MEDA

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MEDA is a suite of environmental sensors on NASA's Perseverance rover that measures Martian weather and atmospheric conditions.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mars rover instrument
environmental sensor suite
scientific instrument
acronymFor Mars Environmental Dynamics Analyzer
communicationLink Perseverance rover communication system
contributedBy Spanish space agency INTA
countryOfOrigin Spain
dataUsedBy atmospheric scientists
planetary scientists
developedBy Centro de Astrobiología
Spanish National Institute for Aerospace Technology
environment Martian surface
hostBody Mars
hostPlanet Mars
landingDateOnMars 2021-02-18
launchDate 2020-07-30
launchVehicle Atlas V 541
locatedOn body of Perseverance rover
mast of Perseverance rover
measures air temperature
atmospheric pressure
dust properties
ground temperature
radiation
relative humidity
solar radiation
thermal radiation
wind direction
wind speed
mission Mars 2020
onSpacecraft Perseverance rover
operatedBy NASA
partOf Perseverance science payload
powerSource Perseverance rover power system
primaryFunction measure Martian weather
measure atmospheric conditions on Mars
providesDataFor aerodynamic modeling of Martian atmosphere
future human exploration of Mars
weather forecasting on Mars
scientificGoal characterize daily and seasonal cycles of Martian weather
understand dust lifting and transport on Mars
spaceAgency NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
status operational
studies Martian atmosphere
Martian climate
supports climate modeling on Mars
dust storm characterization
entry descent and landing analysis
targetBody Mars

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Perseverance rover
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