PMID- 20298148
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20100714
LR  - 20100420
IS  - 1557-8070 (Electronic)
IS  - 1557-8070 (Linking)
VI  - 10
IP  - 2
DP  - 2010 Mar
TI  - The Mars Astrobiology Explorer-Cacher (MAX-C): a potential rover mission for 
      2018. Final report of the Mars Mid-Range Rover Science Analysis Group (MRR-SAG) 
      October 14, 2009.
PG  - 127-63
AB  - This report documents the work of the Mid-Range Rover Science Analysis Group 
      (MRR-SAG), which was assigned to formulate a concept for a potential rover 
      mission that could be launched to Mars in 2018. Based on programmatic and 
      engineering considerations as of April 2009, our deliberations assumed that the 
      potential mission would use the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) sky-crane landing 
      system and include a single solar-powered rover. The mission would also have a 
      targeting accuracy of approximately 7 km (semimajor axis landing ellipse), a 
      mobility range of at least 10 km, and a lifetime on the martian surface of at 
      least 1 Earth year. An additional key consideration, given recently declining 
      budgets and cost growth issues with MSL, is that the proposed rover must have 
      lower cost and cost risk than those of MSL--this is an essential consideration 
      for the Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG). The MRR-SAG was asked to 
      formulate a mission concept that would address two general objectives: (1) 
      conduct high priority in situ science and (2) make concrete steps toward the 
      potential return of samples to Earth. The proposed means of achieving these two 
      goals while balancing the trade-offs between them are described here in detail. 
      We propose the name Mars Astrobiology Explorer-Cacher(MAX-C) to reflect the dual 
      purpose of this potential 2018 rover mission.
CN  - Mars Mid-Range Rover Science Analysis Group
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
PL  - United States
TA  - Astrobiology
JT  - Astrobiology
JID - 101088083
SB  - IM
MH  - Exobiology/economics/*instrumentation/*methods
MH  - Extraterrestrial Environment
MH  - Geology/methods
MH  - Laboratories
MH  - Mars
MH  - Research/instrumentation
MH  - Space Flight/instrumentation
MH  - United States
MH  - United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration
FIR - Pratt, Lisa M
IR  - Pratt LM
FIR - Allen, Carl
IR  - Allen C
FIR - Allwood, Abby
IR  - Allwood A
FIR - Anbar, Ariel
IR  - Anbar A
FIR - Atreya, Sushil
IR  - Atreya S
FIR - Carr, Mike
IR  - Carr M
FIR - Des Marais, Dave
IR  - Des Marais D
FIR - Grant, John
IR  - Grant J
FIR - Glavin, Daniel
IR  - Glavin D
FIR - Hamilton, Vicky
IR  - Hamilton V
FIR - Herkenhoff, Ken
IR  - Herkenhoff K
FIR - Hipkin, Vicky
IR  - Hipkin V
FIR - Lollar, Barbara Sherwood
IR  - Lollar BS
FIR - McCollom, Tom
IR  - McCollom T
FIR - McEwen, Alfred
IR  - McEwen A
FIR - McLennan, Scott
IR  - McLennan S
FIR - Milliken, Ralph
IR  - Milliken R
FIR - Ming, Doug
IR  - Ming D
FIR - Ori, Gian Gabrielle
IR  - Ori GG
FIR - Parnell, John
IR  - Parnell J
FIR - Poulet, Francois
IR  - Poulet F
FIR - Westall, Frances
IR  - Westall F
FIR - Beaty, David
IR  - Beaty D
FIR - Crisp, Joy
IR  - Crisp J
FIR - Salvo, Chris
IR  - Salvo C
FIR - Whetsel, Charles
IR  - Whetsel C
FIR - Wilson, Michael
IR  - Wilson M
EDAT- 2010/03/20 06:00
MHDA- 2010/07/16 06:00
CRDT- 2010/03/20 06:00
PHST- 2010/03/20 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2010/03/20 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2010/07/16 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.1089/ast.2010.0462 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Astrobiology. 2010 Mar;10(2):127-63. doi: 10.1089/ast.2010.0462.