Payload Definition Document for Marco Polo
Publication date: 30 January 2009
Authors: Marco Polo Study Team
Journal: ESA Science document (ref:SCI-PA/2008.002/Marco-Polo)
Issue: 3
Year: 2009
Copyright: ESA
This document is a compilation of the model payload of MarcoPolo. Besides its primary goal to return a sample to Earth, a suite of scientifically important instruments has been selected by the MarcoPolo Science Study Team (SST). The payload elements are selected as such that they serve and accomplish the scientific goals as identified in the Science Requirements Document (AD1). The definition of the instrumentation was fully supported by individual members of the SST. Further information was obtained through the instrument DOI studies. This document will guide the spacecraft design and mission architecture throughout the assessment study. [This is an abbreviated version of the original document abstract.]
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