CheMin-V: A Definitive Mineralogy Instrument for Landed Science on VenusAn X-ray diffraction instrument is described that will provide quantitative mineralogical analyses of up to 4 individual samples of Venus regolith in ~1 hour.
Document ID
20200000295
Acquisition Source
Ames Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Blake, David (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Sarrazin, Philippe (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Institute Mountain View, CA, United States)
Bristow, Tom (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Walroth, Richard (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Institute Mountain View, CA, United States)
Downs, Robert (Arizona Univ. Tucson, AZ, United States)
Yen, Albert (Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), California Institute of Technology (CalTech) Pasadena, CA, United States)
Zacny, Kris (Honeybee Robotics Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
January 14, 2020
Publication Date
November 5, 2019
Subject Category
Exobiology
Report/Patent Number
ARC-E-DAA-TN75151Report Number: ARC-E-DAA-TN75151
Meeting Information
Meeting: (VEXAG) Venus Exploration Analysis Group
Location: Boulder, CO
Country: United States
Start Date: November 5, 2019
End Date: November 8, 2019
Sponsors: Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI), NASA Headquarters