Accumulation of Martian Dust as a Mechanism of a Motion of Working Systems Through MIRCE Space

Abstract

The main objective of this paper is to address the accumulation of Martian dust as a mechanism of the motion of working systems in MIRCE Science. A specific example is related to NASA’s InSigh Mars Lander that spent four-year working on Mars. It is a planet with the largest dust storms in the Solar System, which can vary from a storm over a small area, to gigantic storms that cover the entire planet. Frequent Martian storms blanketed the solar panels of the lander with dust, blocking much of the sunlight it needs to charge its batteries. The paper starts with the analyses of the design team’s decisions not to have any cleaning devices on the solar panels to reduce the launch weight and finishes with the operational challenges that faced the management team in attempts to clean the solar panels during the last days of its working life. As human ambitions for exploring surrounding space are endless, the lesson learned from the InSight’s successful mission on the planet Mars is that it is necessary to establish the balance between a lander launching functionality on the Earth and lander mission functionability in the Solar System. MIRCE Science is a theory developed to predict the motion of a working system through MIRCE Space, caused by any action whatsoever and it is used to determine the actions and resources required for doing expected work in existing location.