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Table 4 MEGANE required measurements from low-altitude QSO observations

From: Science operation plan of Phobos and Deimos from the MMX spacecraft

Measurement

Global measurement of Phobos

Measurements of the “red” and “blue” units separately

Detection limit

Relative precision (± 1σ) (%)

Detection limit

Relative precision (± 1σ) (%)

H

100 ppm

20

100 ppm

33

O

20 wt%

33

  

Mg

2 wt%

33

  

Si

2 wt%

20

2 wt%

33

K

300 ppm

20

300 ppm

33

Ca

5 wt%

33

  

Fe

1.5 wt%

20

1.5 wt%

33

Th

150 ppb

20

  

A (average atomic mass)

n/a

33

n/a

33

Σa (thermal neutron absorption)

n/a

33

n/a

33