CASE STUDY Measuring desert conditions in preparation for a Mars landing Case Study Summary Application Studying effect of electrical charging during dusty events Location Western Sahara Products Used CR3000, CR1000, CSAT3, WINDSONIC1-L, CS110, CC5MPX Participating Organizations Italian Space Agency (ASI) Measured Parameters Air temperature, wind speed and direction, relative humidity, atmospheric pressure On March 14, 2016, the European Space Agency (ESA) launched the first mission in the ExoMars Programme, intended to investigate the Martian Environment. This first mission includes the Trace Gas Orbiter, carrying instruments to detect and study atmospheric trace gases, plus a landing demonstrator module, known as Schiaparelli, carrying, among others, sensors to study the enviro

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