Detection and simulation study of a Mars intersatellite atmospheric radio occultation constellation
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摘要: 火星大气探测数据对于火星大气科学研究、火星天气预报、未来无人/有人探测任务实施以及火星科研站建设具有重要支撑作用。本文提出利用中国天问一号(Tianwen-1)、天问三号(Tianwen-3)未来的轨道器与返回器,协同国际在轨卫星(TGO, MEX)等航天器组成一个火星大气星间掩星探测星座的新概念,以提供大量火星大气探测数据,解决传统星地掩星探测数据存在盲区、时空分布差、精度不高等问题。星座掩星探测仿真结果显示,火星掩星事件可达110576次/火星年,能够实现对火星全球不同纬度、经度和不同地方时的连续覆盖。利用掩星事件模拟观测数据反演表明,星间U/X波段无线电链路能够有效获得火星大气与电离层参数剖面。研究结果可为未来国际合作构建高时空覆盖的火星全球大气和电离层掩星探测星座,以及火星天气预报数据获取和长期火星探测任务保障提供参考。
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关键词:
- 无线电掩星 /
- 火星探测 /
- 星间掩星星座 /
- 火星大气和电离层反演
Abstract: Mars atmospheric research and meteorological support for future surface operations require radio occultation observations with broader spatial and local-time coverage. In this study, we propose a conceptual Mars intersatellite atmospheric radio occultation constellation based on representative orbital configurations of China’s Tianwen-1, the future Tianwen-3 Mars orbiter and Earth return orbiter, and international Mars orbiters including TGO and MEX. The constellation is designed to reduce the local-time blind zones, sparse sampling, and long propagation-path limitations associated with conventional spacecraft-to-Earth radio occultation. Based on the assumed orbital configuration, we simulated the spatiotemporal distribution of valid intersatellite occultation events over one Martian year. The results show that the constellation can provide 110,576 valid occultation opportunities per Martian year, with sampling distributed across different longitudes, latitudes, and local times. A representative MEX-TGO occultation event was further used for U- and X-band forward simulation and retrieval tests. The representative event further demonstrates that intersatellite U/X-band radio links can be used to simulate occultation observables and retrieve Martian atmospheric and ionospheric parameter profiles. These results demonstrate the potential of intersatellite U/X-band radio occultation for complementary sounding of the Martian ionosphere and neutral atmosphere, and provide a scientific reference for the future international cooperation on Mars atmospheric and ionospheric occultation constellation. -
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