https://doi.org/10.1186/s40623-021-01423-2
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MIRS: an imaging spectrometer for the MMX
mission
Maria Antonietta Barucci 1 * , Jean-Michel Reess 1 , Pernelle Bernardi 1 , Alain Doressoundiram 1 , Sonia Fornasier 1 ,
Michel Le Du 2 , Takahiro Iwata 3 , Hiromu Nakagawa 4 , Tomoki Nakamura 4 , Yves André 2 , Shohei Aoki 3 ,
Takehiko Arai 6 , Elisa Baldit 2 , Pierre Beck 7 , Jean-Tristan Buey 1 , Elisabet Canalias 2 , Matthieu Castelnau 2 ,
Sebastien Charnoz 8 , Marc Chaussidon 8 , Fréderic Chapron 1 , Valerie Ciarletti 9 , Marco Delbo 1 0 , Bruno Dubois 1 1 ,
Stephane Gaufre 1 2 , Thomas Gautier 9 , Hidenori Genda 1 3 , Rafk Hassen-Khodja 9 , Gilles Hervet 2 , Ryuki Hyodo 3 ,
Christian Imbert 2 , Takeshi Imamura 1 4 , Laurent Jorda 1 5 , Shingo Kameda 1 6 , Driss Kouach 1 1 , Toru Kouyama 1 7 ,
Takeshi Kuroda 4 , Hiroyuki Kurokawa 1 3 , Laurent Lapaw 9 , Jeremie Lasue 1 8 , Laetitia Le Deit 1 9 , Aurélien Ledot 2 ,
Cedric Leyrat 1 , Bertrand Le Ruyet 1 , Moe Matsuoka 1 , Frederic Merlin 1 , Hideaki Miyamoto 1 4 , Frederic Moynier 8 ,
Napoleon Nguyen Tuong 1 , Kazunori Ogohara 20 , Takahito Osawa 21 , Jér^ome Parisot 1 , Laurie Pistre 2 ,
Benjamin Quertier 1 2 , Sean N. Raymond 1 2 , Francis Rocard 5 , Takeshi Sakanoi 4 , Takao M. Sato 22 , Eric Sawyer 2 ,
Fériel Tache 1 , Sylvain Trémolières 2 , Fuminori Tsuchiya 4 , Pierre Vernazza 23 and Didier Zeganadin 1
Abstract
The MMX infrared spectrometer (MIRS) is an imaging spectrometer onboard MMX JAXA mission. MMX (Martian
Moon eXploration) is scheduled to be launched in 2024 with sample return to Earth in 2029. MIRS is built at LESIA-
Paris Observatory in collaboration with four other French laboratories, collaboration and fnancial support of CNES
and close collaboration with JAXA and MELCO. The instrument is designed to fully accomplish MMX’s scientifc and
measurement objectives. MIRS will remotely provide near-infrared spectral maps of Phobos and Deimos contain-
ing compositional diagnostic spectral features that will be used to analyze the surface composition and to support
the sampling site selection. MIRS will also study Mars atmosphere, in particular spatial and temporal changes such
as clouds, dust and water vapor.
Keywords: MIRS, MMX, Imaging spectrometer, Phobos, Deimos, Mars
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*Correspondence: antonella.barucci@obspm.fr
1 LESIA-Observatoire de Paris, Université PSL, CNRS, Sorbonne Université,
Université de Paris, 5 place Jules Janssen, 921 95 Meudon, France
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