Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
Jul 2000
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2000came.work....9b&link_type=abstract
Concepts and Approaches for Mars Exploration, p. 9
Mathematics
Logic
Instrument Packages, Mars Missions, Mars Exploration, Samplers, Spacecraft Instruments, Life Detectors, Atmospheric Composition, Laser Spectrometers, Payloads, Organic Compounds
Scientific paper
The Mars Organic Detector (MOD) was recently selected for the definition phase of the HEDS '05 (originally scheduled for '03) lander instrument package for fundamental biology and in situ resource utilization. MOD is designed to detect organic compounds in rock and soil samples directly on the surface of Mars in order to assess the biological potential of the planet. In addition, a MOD Tunable Diode Laser Spectrometer (TDLS) will provide information on desorption and decomposition temperatures, as well as the release rates and quantities of water and carbon dioxide that can be liberated from regolith samples, thereby providing the parameters needed for the design of systems for the future large-scale in situ extraction of valuable consumable resources. A MOD TDLS will also measure the atmospheric water and carbon dioxide content, as well as the atmospheric carbon dioxide isotopic composition, in order to determine whether there is an isotopic offset between atmospheric and surface carbon.
Bada Jeffrey L.
Blaney Diana L.
Duke Michael
Grunthaner Frank J.
Mathies Richard A.
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