Miniaturized material sampling and transfer devices for extraterrestrial exploration

Details Miniaturized material sampling and transfer devices for extraterrestrial exploration Miniaturized material sampling and transfer devices for extraterrestrial exploration

Jan 1997

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1997isr2.meet...13g&link_type=abstract

In Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU II) Technical Interchange Meeting, p. 13

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Miniaturization, Samplers, Extraterrestrial Resources, Gas Composition, Soil Sampling, Onboard Equipment, Planetary Atmospheres, Planetary Surfaces, In Situ Measurement, Chemical Composition, Mineral Exploration, Surface Layers, Planetary Composition, Space Exploration

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For early extraterrestrial exploration with a limited payload, miniaturized sampling devices that can be mounted on a rover platform will be crucial in locating areas with high resource concentration for future extraction, storage and utilization. Two such rover friendly sampling devices are the gas Sniffer and the Sample Acquisition and Transfer Mechanism (SATM). The Sniffer is a miniaturized gas sampler that can be utilized for the characterization of atmospheric, surface and subsurface molecular composition as a function of time and site location. The device is embodied in the tip of a non-rotating, drill sleeve just behind the auger and cutting head. SATM is another highly developed miniature sampling device that can repeatedly deliver solid samples (acquired from the surface to depths of 1 meter below surface) to a number of on-board instruments such as microscopes (for cataloging), ovens (for composition analyses) and/or to a hermetically sealed sample return canister for a sample return mission.

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