The 2018 joint ESA-Roscosmos ExoMars rover mission will seek the signs of past or present life in the near-surface environment of Mars. The rover will obtain samples from as deep as two meters beneath the surface and deliver them to an onboard analytical laboratory for detailed examination. The Mars Organic Molecule Analyzer (MOMA) investigation forms a core part of the sample analysis capability of ExoMars. Its top objective is to address the main “life signs” goal of the mission through detailed chemical analysis of the acquired samples. MOMA characterizes organic compounds in the samples with a novel dual ion source ion trap mass spectrometer (ITMS). The ITMS supports both pyrolysis-gas chromatography (pyr-GC) and Mars ambient laser desorption/ionization (LDI) analyses in an extremely compact package. Combined with the unprecedented depth sampling capability of ExoMars, MOMA affords a broad and powerful search for organics over a range of preservational environments, volatility, and molecular weight.


    Zugriff

    Zugriff prüfen

    Verfügbarkeit in meiner Bibliothek prüfen

    Bestellung bei Subito €


    Exportieren, teilen und zitieren



    Titel :

    Mars Organic Molecule Analyzer (MOMA) mass spectrometer for ExoMars 2018 and beyond




    Erscheinungsdatum :

    01.03.2013


    Format / Umfang :

    12769098 byte





    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch



    Design and demonstration of the Mars Organic Molecule Analyzer (MOMA) on the ExoMars 2018 rover

    Arevalo, Ricardo / Brinckerhoff, William / van Amerom, Friso et al. | IEEE | 2015


    UV-DPSS laser flight model for the MOMA instrument of the ExoMars 2020 Mission

    Weßels, Peter / Büttner, A. / Ernst, M. et al. | British Library Conference Proceedings | 2019


    Mechanical design and testing of the MOMA flight model laser head for the EXOMARS 2020 mission

    Ernst, M. / Büttner, A. / Hunnekuhl, M. et al. | British Library Conference Proceedings | 2019



    Optical design and characterization of the MOMA laser head flight model for the ExoMars 2020 mission

    Büttner, A. / Ernst, M. / Hunnekuhl, M. et al. | British Library Conference Proceedings | 2019