Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
Dec 2006
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2006agufm.p53a..02m&link_type=abstract
American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2006, abstract #P53A-02
Mathematics
Logic
5410 Composition (1060, 3672), 5494 Instruments And Techniques
Scientific paper
The objective of the 2009 Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) that is planned to follow the MER and the Phoenix landers to the surface of Mars is to explore and quantitatively asses a site on Mars as a potential habitat for present or past life. Specific goals include an assessment of the past or present biological potential of the target environment and a characterization of its geology and geochemistry. Included among the 10 investigations of the MSL rover is the Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument suite designed to obtain organic measurements and to measure trace species and several light isotopes with experiment sequences designed for both atmospheric and solid phase samples. SAM integrates a gas chromatograph, a mass spectrometer, and a tunable laser spectrometer supported by sample manipulation tools both within and exterior to the suite. The sub ppb sensitivity of the suite for trace organic molecules from a mobile platform that will itself contain a substantial mass of organic materials used in lubricants, coatings, insulation, and bonding materials presents a considerable challenge to insure that the signal from martian organics is clear and not masked by terrestrial contamination from these and other sources. We will discuss the effort that is underway to understand and mitigate terrestrial contamination in MSL SAM measurements.
Mahaffy Paul R.
Tenkate I.
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