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This paper outlines the main research objectives and gives a description of the ADRON active gamma-ray and neutron spectrometer, which is designed specifically for the Russian lunar landing missions Luna-Glob and Luna-Resurs and for the ExoMars Martian landing platform. The measurement technique is described. The first ground-based calibration results are presented, making it possible to assess the sensitivity of the ADRON instruments in determining the average water content of the underlying surface in the range from 1% (dry ground) to 100% (water ice) to a depth of 0.5 m.
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Original Russian Text © M.L. Litvak, D.V. Golovin, A.B. Kolesnikov, A.A. Vostrukhin, M.V. Djachkova, A.S. Kozyrev, I.G. Mitrofanov, M.I. Mokrousov, A.B. Sanin, 2017, published in Astronomicheskii Vestnik, 2017, Vol. 51, No. 3, pp. 189–203.
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Litvak, M.L., Golovin, D.V., Kolesnikov, A.B. et al. Ground-based measurements with the ADRON active gamma-ray and neutron spectrometer designed for lunar and Martian landing missions. Sol Syst Res 51, 171–184 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0038094617030066
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