Bartington’s Mag566 Magnetometers are going to the Moon!
Photos courtesy of Johns Hopkins APL. The rover vehicle is a version of the Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform (MAPP), provided by Lunar Outpost of Golden, Co.
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab has been selected to build a lander and rover for a mission destined to land on the moon. The mission, Lunar Vertex is aiming to investigate Reiner Gamma ‘swirls’ on the surface of the moon. The mission includes a rover that will travel over the swirl and measure the magnetic field which include a gradiometer array built using Bartington’s Mag566 three-axis fluxgate magnetometers.
The rover has now successfully completed its testing phase. Launch is scheduled for 2024.
Photos courtesy of Johns Hopkins APL. The rover vehicle is a version of the Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform (MAPP), provided by Lunar Outpost of Golden, Co.
