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MAG
Fluxgate Magnetometer
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The Mars Global Surveyor magnetic field instrument consists of
dual, triaxial fluxgate magnetometers, capable of measuring fields
between +/- 4 nT and +/- 65536 nT. Automated range switching allows
the instrument to maintain maximum digital resolution over a wide
range of field strengths.
The text of this instrument description has been abstracted from
the instrument paper : Acuna, M. A., J. E. P. Connerney, P. Wasilewski, R. P. Lin,
K. A. Anderson, C. W. Carlson, J. McFadden, D. W. Curtis, H.
Reme, A. Cros, J. L. Medale, J. A. Sauvaud, C. d'Uston, S. J.
Bauer, P. Cloutier, M. Mayhew, and N. F. Ness, Mars Observer
Magnetic Fields Investigation, J. Geophys. Res., 97, 7799-7814,
1992.
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PrincipalInvestigator
MAG/ER web page, NASA Goddard, Greenbelt
http://mgs-mager.gsfc.nasa.gov/instrument.html
Magnetometer
MAG/ER
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