| Operator | European Space Agency |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Russian Space Research Institute |
| Instrument type | neutron spectrometer |
| Function | hydrogen and H2O detector |
| Mission duration | ≥ 7 months[1] |
| Website | www |
| Properties | |
| Mass | 1.7 kg |
| Host spacecraft | |
| Spacecraft | Rosalind Franklin rover |
| Operator | ESA |
| Launch date | NET 2028 |
ADRON-RM (Autonomous Detector of Radiation of Neutrons Onboard Rover at Mars) is a neutron spectrometer to search for subsurface water ice and hydrated minerals.[2][3][4] This analyser is part of the science payload on board the European Space Agency's Rosalind Franklin rover,[5] tasked to search for biosignatures and biomarkers on Mars. The rover is planned to be launched not earlier than 2028 and land on Mars in 2029.
ADRON-RM is a near copy of ADRO-EM on the stationary ExoMars 2020 surface platform and the Dynamic Albedo of Neutrons (DAN) neutron detector on board NASA's Curiosity rover, all designed by Igor Mitrofanov from the Russian Space Research Institute (IKI).
- ^ Vago, Jorge L.; et al. (July 2017). "Habitability on Early Mars and the Search for Biosignatures with the ExoMars Rover". Astrobiology. 17 (6–7): 471–510. Bibcode:2017AsBio..17..471V. doi:10.1089/ast.2016.1533. PMC 5685153. PMID 31067287.
- ^ "ExoMars 2018 mission". Институт Космических Исследований Space Research Institute. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ^ "The ExoMars Project". RussianSpaceWeb.com. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ^ Mitrofanov, I. G.; et al. (July 2017). "The ADRON-RM Instrument Onboard the ExoMars Rover". Astrobiology. 17 (6–7): 585–594. Bibcode:2017AsBio..17..585M. doi:10.1089/ast.2016.1566. PMID 28731818.
- ^ Howell, Elizabeth (July 24, 2018). "ExoMars: Searching for Life on Mars". Space.com. Retrieved March 13, 2020.