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The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center has concluded 4 global scientific partnerships within the “Emirates Moon Exploration” project, which resulted in the formation of an international team of researchers led by the center.
In order to harmonize between the high sensitivity of the scientific devices of “Explorer Rashid”, and the need to obtain the most accurate results from the mission, based on the analysis of the requirements of scientific and engineering data, the center designed the explorer’s devices that are characterized by their light weight and durability, and enable him to carry out his mission efficiently.
Precision cameras
The scientific devices of the “Explorer Rashid” include 4 cameras that move vertically and horizontally, including two main cameras, a microscope camera, and a thermal imaging camera, in addition to sensors and equipped systems, to analyze the properties of soil, dust, radioactive and electrical activities and rocks on the moon’s surface.
With regard to providing the explorer with two optical cameras “Caspex” that will provide high-quality images, the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center has partnered with the French National Center for Space Studies “CNES”, as the installation of a “Caspex camera” at the top of the front of the explorer will allow a panoramic view of the surrounding environment. The Caspix camera installed in the back will provide high-resolution images of the moon’s soil.
The images of the navigator’s tracks will be analyzed to determine the extent to which the wheels are immersed in the soil, as well as the interaction between the wheel and the soil will be studied in detail, and this type of data is critical in the design of vehicle navigation systems in the future.
scientific precedent
The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center has also partnered with the Center for Studies of Rock Geology and Geochemistry at the University of Lorraine in France to work on characterizing the conditions of the landing sites and analyzing microscopic camera data. with the highest resolution available.
