Mars Biotics and Metrology Lander - MBML

Thanks to CardZlol and IcePhoenix for the lander's legs, and FrenchStacks for the terminal descent guidance!

MBML, paving the way for the next generation of Mars exploration, with an extensive suite of metrological and biochemical instruments. With the most advanced environmental measuring instruments, MBML will serve as the best Martian weather station to date. As a secondary objective, MBML is to search for the potential environmental conditions that could still support life on the red planet by subjecting a group of extremophile bacteria to the challenges of the Martian surface. MBML also builds on the previous CheMars orbiter to relay communications to Earth, as well as get a wider view of the chemistry of Mars' surface.

MBML has the internal systems required to land itself, no outside input required.

Science payload

KRINC - Kryptobiotic Resilience in INhospitable Conditions
Studying extremophiles in Mars' conditions

MATCH - Mars Atmosphere Telemetry and Chemical Highlighting
Wind sensor, Humidity sensor, Radiometer, UV sensor, Dust particle detector

EDA - Environmental Dynamic pressure Analyzer
Pressure sensor

LIBERTY - Laser Induced Breakdown of Exolithospheric Regolith and Targeted light Yield
LIBS and main camera

Manipulator arm instruments:

• MaRCD - Mars Regolith Coring Drill

• RIVES - Raman Infrared-Visible Exotic chemical Spectrometer

• MRCISC - Mass spectrometer for Rapid Categorization of Intriguing Sample Candidates

• OVIR - Organics identification Via the InfraRed spectrum

Controls

(in order of activation)

AG9 - Cruise stage solar arrays

AG2 - Primary MBML systems (Mast, HGX-band)

AG1 - Lander solar arrays (activate after AG2)

AG4 - Secondary systems (EDA, Drill)

Slider 4 - Drill speed

Mast camera controls

Yaw - left/right movement

Pitch - up/down movement

Roll - LIBS laser

Throttle (once landed) - Main camera zoom

To land MBML you only need to put it on a trajectory taking it about 10-20km over the Martian surface, the Entry, Descent, and Landing is automated.

There are certain things required for integration into a launch vehicle. You first have to drag the command chip into the upper left corner of the editor upon downloading the craft. After loading a craft you would like to integrate MBML into, you should add an adapter to the payload. In addition to this you can not use MBML in career as this heavily relies on tinkering. You are free to use MBML for whatever you desire, however in the case it is used in media we would like Void Aerospace to be credited.

If you have any concern or question you are welcome to ping @VoidAerospace on the JNO Discord server.

Thank you for choosing us for your space exploration!