Mars 2020 SuperCam Project

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Mars 2020 Mission

Subcontract to PSI from Jet Propulsion Laboratory

PI: Sam Clegg (LANL)

Start Date: 11/30/2020
Project #: 1777
End Date: 09/27/2026
Award #:

PSI Personnel

Project Description

The project is performed remotely and on-site at Los Alamos National Laboratory, under the direction and supervision of Dr. Sam Clegg at LANL. The SuperCam PI is Dr. Roger Wiens at Purdue University. This project is closely related to the Mars Science Laboratory ChemCam project (1681).

Tasks are:

  • Check the state of health of the SuperCam instrument based on data as it is transmitted to Earth.
  • Support the team in uplink of commands to the rover to operate SuperCam.

These roles will be carried out on a rotating basis with other team members.