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MEMS-Based Micro Instruments for In-Situ Planetary ExplorationNASA's planetary exploration strategy is primarily targeted to the detection of extant or extinct signs of life. Thus, the agency is moving towards more in-situ landed missions as evidenced by the recent, successful demonstration of twin Mars Exploration Rovers. Also, future robotic exploration platforms are expected to evolve towards sophisticated analytical laboratories composed of multi-instrument suites. MEMS technology is very attractive for in-situ planetary exploration because of the promise of a diverse and capable set of advanced, low mass and low-power devices and instruments. At JPL, we are exploiting this diversity of MEMS for the development of a new class of miniaturized instruments for planetary exploration. In particular, two examples of this approach are the development of an Electron Luminescence X-ray Spectrometer (ELXS), and a Force-Detected Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (FDNMR) Spectrometer.
Document ID
20080013191
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
George, Thomas
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Urgiles, Eduardo R
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Toda, Risaku
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Wilcox, Jaroslava Z.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Douglas, Susanne
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Lee, C-S.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Son, Kyung-Ah
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Miller, D.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Myung, N.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Madsen, L.
(California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Leskowitz, G.
(California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
El-Gammal, R.
(California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Weitekamp, D.
(California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
May 9, 2005
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Meeting Information
Meeting: SPIE Symposium on Microtechnologies for the New Millennium
Location: Seville
Country: Spain
Start Date: May 9, 2005
End Date: May 11, 2005
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
micro instruments
in-situ
planetary exploration
cathodoluminescence
Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS)

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