L M Meteorology Suite (MET) Overview

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See also text MET File Naming

See also text MET Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR)

See also text MET Pressure and Temperature (PT)

 

The Meteorology Package (MET) is a scientific payload of the Phoenix Mars Scout Lander. The MET will be capable of performing the following functions:

 

•Detecting and ranging scatterers in the Martian atmosphere vertically with respect to the lander deck.
•Measuring the barometric pressure of the Martian atmosphere at the Phoenix landing site.
•Measuring the atmospheric temperature of the Martian atmosphere at three elevations at the Phoenix landing site.

 

The MET is made up of three components, a LIDAR instrument, a temperature sensor, a pressure sensor

 

Source: MET Lidar EDR and RDR SIS