SIMBIO-SYS: The spectrometer and imagers integrated observatory system for the BepiColombo planetary orbiter
Enrico Flamini
(1)
,
Fabrizio Capaccioni
(2)
,
Luigi Colangeli
(3)
,
Gabriele Cremonese
(4)
,
Alain Doressoundiram
(5, 6)
,
Jean-Luc Josset
(7)
,
Yves Langevin
(8)
,
Stefano Debei
(9)
,
Maria Teresa Capria
(2)
,
Maria Cristina de Sanctis
(2)
,
Lucia Marinangeli
(10)
,
Matteo Massironi
(9)
,
E. Mazzotta Epifani
(3)
,
Giampiero Naletto
(9)
,
Pasquale Palumbo
(11)
,
P. Eng
(8)
,
Jean-François Roig
(5, 6)
,
A. Caporali
(9)
,
Vania da Deppo
(12)
,
Stéphane Erard
(5, 6)
,
C. Federico
(2)
,
Olivier Forni
(13)
,
Maria Sgavetti
(14)
,
Gianrico Filacchione
(2)
,
Lorenza Giacomini
(9)
,
G. Marra
(3)
,
E. Martellato
(9)
,
M. Zusi
(3)
,
Massimo Cosi
(15)
,
Carlo Bettanini
(9)
,
L. Calamai
(15)
,
Mirco Zaccariotto
(9)
,
Leonardo Tommasi
(15)
,
Michele Dami
(15)
,
J. Ficai Veltroni
(15)
,
François Poulet
(8)
,
Yann Hello
(5, 6)
1
ASI -
Agenzia Spaziale Italiana
2 IASF-Roma - Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica
3 INAF-OAC - INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte
4 INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova
5 LESIA - Laboratoire d'études spatiales et d'instrumentation en astrophysique
6 Pôle Planétologie du LESIA
7 SPACE-X, Space Exploration Institute
8 IAS - Institut d'astrophysique spatiale
9 Unipd - Università degli Studi di Padova = University of Padua
10 International Research School of Planetary Sciences, Dipartimento di Scienze, Università d'Annunzio
11 PARTHENOPE - Università degli Studi di Napoli “Parthenope” = University of Naples
12 CNR-INFM Luxor
13 CESR - Centre d'étude spatiale des rayonnements
14 UNIPR - Università degli studi di Parma = University of Parma
15 Galileo Avionica
2 IASF-Roma - Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica
3 INAF-OAC - INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte
4 INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova
5 LESIA - Laboratoire d'études spatiales et d'instrumentation en astrophysique
6 Pôle Planétologie du LESIA
7 SPACE-X, Space Exploration Institute
8 IAS - Institut d'astrophysique spatiale
9 Unipd - Università degli Studi di Padova = University of Padua
10 International Research School of Planetary Sciences, Dipartimento di Scienze, Università d'Annunzio
11 PARTHENOPE - Università degli Studi di Napoli “Parthenope” = University of Naples
12 CNR-INFM Luxor
13 CESR - Centre d'étude spatiale des rayonnements
14 UNIPR - Università degli studi di Parma = University of Parma
15 Galileo Avionica
Résumé
The limited knowledge about the majority of the Mercury surface leaves many open questions regarding its geological evolution, the anomalously high metal/silicate ratio, the magnetic field generation and exosphere evolution. An integrated suite of instruments, Spectrometer and Imagers for MPO BepiColombo-Integrated Observatory SYStem (SIMBIO-SYS), which includes a stereo imaging system (STC), a high-resolution imager (HRIC) and a visible-near-infrared imaging spectrometer (VIHI), has been selected for the ESA BepiColombo mission to Mercury. SIMBIO-SYS will scan the hermean surface with the three channels and map the physical, morphological, tectonic and compositional properties of the entire planet. The availability of high-resolution images will unveil details of specific target at an unprecedented resolution. The main scientific objectives and performances along with technical characteristics of SIMBIO-SYS are described in this paper.