Beagle 2: the exobiology lander on ESA's 2003 Mars Express mission

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Dec 1999

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1999spie.3755...10s&link_type=abstract

Proc. SPIE Vol. 3755, p. 10-23, Instruments, Methods, and Missions for Astrobiology II, Richard B. Hoover; Ed.

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The 60 kg Beagle 2 lander for ESA's 2003 Mars Express mission will be described. Beagle 2 will search for organic material on and below the surface of Mars in addition to a study of the inorganic chemistry and mineralogy of the landing site. The lander will utilize a mechanical mole and grinder to obtain samples from below the surface, under rocks, and inside rocks. Such samples will be returned to the lander for detailed analysis. Analysis will include examination of samples and rocks and soils with an optical microscope and X-ray Spectrometer and Mossbauer Spectrometers as well as a search for organics and a measurement of their isotopic composition. The lander systems design as well as the experiment configuration will be described along with the status of the project.

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