Scientific Instruments
The three primary instruments Odyssey uses are the:
- Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS).
- Gamma Ray Spectrometer (GRS), includes the High Energy Neutron Detector (HEND), provided by Russia.
- Mars Radiation Environment Experiment (MARIE).
On May 28, 2002 (sol 210), NASA reported that Odyssey's GRS had detected large amounts of hydrogen, a sign that there must be ice lying within a meter of the planet's surface. GRS is a collaboration between University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Lab., the Los Alamos National Laboratory, and Russia's Space Research Institute.
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