Sopemea qualifies space instrument for lunar mission
Tests conducted
in Toulouse
The various EMC test campaigns consisted of testing the instrument using a functional prototype (Engineering Model) and then the real flight model (Flight Model).
SOPEMEA used its emission and susceptibility measurement resources in an ISO7 clean zone to carry out these tests. The tests verified that the electromagnetic pollution present on the lunar lander did not impair the instrument's extreme sensitivity and that the instrument did not interfere with the platform's RADIO systems.
SOPEMEA used its emission and susceptibility measurement resources in an ISO7 clean zone to carry out these tests. The tests verified that the electromagnetic pollution present on the lunar lander did not impair the instrument's extreme sensitivity and that the instrument did not interfere with the platform's RADIO systems.
Water on
the Moon ?
The Moon's pseudo-atmosphere is constantly changing between what is emanated and what is adsorbed by the ground. This mechanism could explain how water molecules become trapped in polar craters. Analysing the movement of Radon would make it possible to understand the movement of gases and therefore the distribution of particles, including water, on the lunar surface.
Understanding the transport of Radon means getting a close-up view of the transport of water molecules and understanding the presence of water. DORN is a demonstrator of the potential interest of this type of measurement for the exploration of the solar system... but that doesn't mean we won't discover water on Mars during future missions...
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