The Mars Organic Molecule Analyzer (MOMA) is a joint venture by NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop a sensitive, light-weight, low-power mass spectrometer for chemical analysis on Mars. MOMA is a key analytical instrument aboard the 2018 ExoMars rover mission seeking signs of past or present life. The current prototype was built to demonstrate operation of gas chromatography (OC) and laser desorption (LD) mass spectrometry under martian ambient conditions (5-7 Torr of CO2-rich atmosphere). Recent reports have discussed the MO MA concept, design and performance. Here, we update the current prototype performance, focusing specifically on the GCMS mode.


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    Titel :

    Development of a Low Power Gas Chromatograph-Mass Spectrometer for In-Situ Detection of Organics in Martian Soil


    Beteiligte:
    V. Pinnick (Autor:in) / A. Buch (Autor:in) / F. H. W. VanAmerom (Autor:in) / R. M. Danell (Autor:in) / W. Brinckerhoff (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2011


    Format / Umfang :

    2 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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    Pinnick, Veronica / Buch, Arnaud / VanAmerom, Friso H. W. et al. | NTRS | 2011




    The Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer Aboard Huygens

    Niemann, H. et al. | British Library Online Contents | 1997