Thermal infrared imaging of sedimentary terrestrial analogs and neutron remote sensing by the Dynamic Albedo of Neutrons (DAN) instrument on the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover are discussed.\u00a0 Thermal infrared data have been used on Mars spacecraft for decades, however, the broadband thermal images of various sedimentological features have not been well characterized.\u00a0 Day-night aerial thermal images were acquired and ground-truth mapping performed for thermophysical characterization of sedimentary features.\u00a0 Building on this work, surface images could be acquired from a rover mast at specific times of day to be used for autonomous classification of fines and cobbles, as well as unconsolidated and cemented materials.\u00a0 Pulsed neutron data, like those acquired by DAN, can also be incorporated into rover autonomy.\u00a0 DAN has the ability to sense anomalous hydrogen-or chlorine-rich features at or near the surface (<60cm depth) during a long duration rover traverse.\u00a0 Initial results and geochemical classifications from DAN are presented.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Thermal infrared imaging of sedimentary terrestrial analogs and neutron remote sensing by the Dynamic Albedo of Neutrons (DAN) instrument on the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover are discussed.\u00a0 Thermal infrared data have been used on Mars spacecraft for decades, however, the broadband thermal images of various sedimentological features have not been well characterized.\u00a0 Day-night aerial … <\/p>\n