The Sample Analysis at Mars experiment onboard the MSL 2011 rover: study of the present and past Mars surface environment through in situ chemical analyses

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Characterization of the physical and chemical properties of materials present at the Mars surface is of primary importance to determine its current and past environmental conditions, and to find clues on the existence of a past or present life form. In this frame, the Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) experiment, of the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) surface mission, is devoted to analyse in situ the chemical composition of the atmosphere and soil samples collected by the rover Curiosity. This work aims at presenting the experiment and an overview of its analytical performances, with a focus on the gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer instrumentation that constitutes the core of SAM.

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