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| PAW poses for the camera | [INSTRUMENTS] |
| Before undergoing sterilisation and integration onto the robotic arm, the PAW took time out with it's handlers. |
| Pic courtesy of Leicester |
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| Damien Hirst shows MARS to the world | [INSTRUMENTS] |
| At the White Cube gallery in Hoxton Square, London, the first artwork destined to land on another planet was shown to the media. The spot painting, designed and painted by Damien Hirst, for the Beagle 2 lander,
is named "MARS" by the artist. The artwork provides a vital calibration target for the cameras, microscope and XRS and Moessbauer spectrometers. |
| For more information go to resources, photo album to see images and read more about the target painting. |
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Posted by: Beagle 2 Team | 28-Nov-02 15:46:29 |
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| PAW delivered to the lander | [INSTRUMENTS] |
| The University of Leicester has successfully competed construction and test of the flight Model PAW, the "eyes and hand" of the Beagle 2 Mars lander. |
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Posted by: Beagle 2 Team | 28-Nov-02 13:24:50 |
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| Boil in the bag camera | [INSTRUMENTS] |
| The flight spare of the stereo camera pair was recently sterilised (see News from Beagle 2 number 21) and later tested to check that everything worked as it should. The sterilisation did not in any way
impair the functions of the camera. More about Planetary Protection coming soon. |
| Below: The stereo camera following sterilisation, prior to undergoing tests to show that its functions were unaffected. |
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Posted by: Beagle 2 Team | 11-Jun-01 15:52:09 |
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| Mars in the lab | [INSTRUMENTS] |
| The stainless steel test chamber recently delivered to the OU will allow the scientists to develop and test the mass spectrometer and gas handling system under simulated martian conditions such as
low pressure and temperature. |
| Below: test chamber in the Beagle 2 mass spectrometer development laboratory. |
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Posted by: Beagle 2 Team | 11-Apr-01 09:48:49 |
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| One small sensor.... | [INSTRUMENTS] |
| Recent meeting at the OU with Spanish and Finnish colleagues to discuss progress on the environmental sensors and testing procedures. |
| Below: Prototype sensors (dust impact and UV) can be seen on the white card in the centre of the table. |
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Posted by: Beagle 2 Team | 14-Mar-01 16:27:31 |
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| Electrical Interface Unit | [INSTRUMENTS] |
| The Engineering Model of the Beagle 2 electrical interface unit built at Astrium's Portsmouth site was handed over to Mars Express in Toulouse, integrated into the spacecraft electrical test bench and
declared a successful integration by the Test Review Board. |
| Below: Beagle 2 electrical interface unit, approx 10 inches long. |
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