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The Combustion Experiment on the Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) Instrument Suite on the Curiosity RoverThe combustion experiment on the Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) suite on Curiosity will heat a sample of Mars regolith in the presence of oxygen and measure composition of the evolved gases using quadrupole mass spectrometry (QMS) and tunable laser spectrometry (TLS). QMS will enable detection of combustion products such as CO, CO2, NO, and other oxidized species, while TLS will enable precision measurements of the abundance and carbon isotopic composition (delta C-13) of the evolved CO2 and hydrogen isotopic composition (delta D) of H2O. SAM will perform a two-step combustion to isolate combustible materials below approx. 550 C and above approx. 550 C.
Document ID
20140011766
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Extended Abstract
Authors
Stern, J. C. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Malespin, C. A. (Universities Space Research Association Columbia, MD, United States)
Eigenbrode, J. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Graham, H. V. (Oak Ridge Associated Universities Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Archer, P. D. (Jacobs Technology, Inc. Houston, TX, United States)
Brunner, A. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Freissinet, C. (Oak Ridge Associated Universities Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Franz, H. B. (Maryland Univ. Baltimore County Baltimore, MD, United States)
Fuentes, J. (Maryland Univ. College Park, MD, United States)
Glavin, D. P. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Mahaffy, P. R. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
McAdam, A. C. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Ming, D. W. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Niles, P. B. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Steele, A. (Carnegie Institution of Washington Washington, DC, United States)
Date Acquired
September 16, 2014
Publication Date
March 17, 2014
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Report/Patent Number
JSC-CN-30545
Report Number: JSC-CN-30545
Meeting Information
Meeting: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
Location: The Woodlands, TX
Country: United States
Start Date: March 17, 2014
End Date: March 21, 2014
Sponsors: Lunar and Planetary Inst., Universities Space Research Association, NASA Johnson Space Center
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.

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