ExoMars dosing station prototype
The ExoMars dosing station, a part of the Sample Preparation and Distribution System (SPDS) which is designed to transport Martian soil samples collected by the drill to the instruments inside the ExoMars rover, was tested in conditions simulating Martian gravity during a parabolic flight campaign that ran from 7 to 9 June 2011.
This photograph shows the vacuum pump and the electronic unit used to control the ExoMars dosing station prototype during the parabolic flight tests.
Last Update: 1 September 2019