Kurzbeschreibung
(Englisch)
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CHILLI is a programme to study the context and local surface properties of the Beresheet-2 landing site(s) by visual stereo imaging. CHILLI is based upon the use of the MCAMv3 product that is currently being produced for NASA’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) rover mission that is
due to launch at the end of 2023. CHILLI will determine the surface regolith properties, assess the local geomorphology, detect potential physical changes (impacts, dust levitation), and identify mineralogical heterogeneity at the landing site(s) using wide angle and narrow angle imaging. CHILLI will also assess
the effects of the landing system on the properties of the local regolith as a precursor for future manned landed mission (i.e. Artemis) where experiments require access to pristine materials. CHILLI will further help to ground-truth and calibrate observations made by Beresheet 2 and other spacecraft from orbit.
Lastly, CHILLI will help validate and demonstrate the potential of machine learning-driven (simulated onboard) data processing and anomaly detection. The CHILLI team is based around expertise from across Switzerland with experience in spacecraft remote sensing, camera system development, planetary
geology and soil mechanics, machine learning, high level data analysis, operations, data archiving, and education of young researchers.
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