Hirai | Chisato

: Between 2010 and 2011, it successfully measured micrometeoroid flux in the inner planetary region between the orbits of Earth and Venus.

: It was deployed on the anti-Sun face of the spacecraft's thin polyimide sail membrane. hirai chisato

: It utilized PVDF (Poly Vinylidene DiFluoride) sensors, which are capable of detecting hypervelocity impacts from micrometeoroids. Surface Area : The detector covered an area of . : Between 2010 and 2011, it successfully measured

: The 8-channel sensors, ranging from 9 to 20 microns in thickness, could detect particles with a mass greater than approximately : Between 2010 and 2011

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